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The comic book publisher said the new character will be the Thor of the Marvel Universe.

Rape is illegal in India. But history and tradition make it hard to enforce the law. And in remote parts, rape of a female relative is still considered fair punishment for a man's crimes.

The deal, worth an estimated $27.4 billion, is expected to reshape the tobacco industry amid a longtime decline in smoking.

A congressional survey has found that 40 percent of the nation's schools have not investigated claims over the past five years.

Lauren Silverman of KERA in Dallas says regardless of how the city council vote turns out, the issue is headed to court.

Once in a while, elected officials turn down raises because they think it looks bad if they're also having to cut budgets or raise taxes. Sometimes, though, they're genuinely altruistic.

Officials say the snails are "highly invasive, voracious pests" that eat paint and stucco off houses. But the snails are a prized delicacy in West Africa, where they're marinated or grilled on sticks.

The trial in the killing of Trayvon Martin became a flashpoint for conversations about race, class and gun laws. Here's what's happened to some of the most-discussed topics from the trial since.

Understanding how things work in the quantum world is both fun and mind-bending. Physicist Adam Frank suggests spending a minute watching this video on the wave-particle duality.

The bird lived 25 million years ago and had a 24-foot wing span. Uncovered in the 1980s, the fossil went largely unnoticed until 2010.