The United States has whisked its remaining diplomats out of Syria and suspended operations at its embassy in Damascus as violence there continues to increase, U.S. officials told ABC News.

Fisker Automotive, the maker of an exotic electric sports car that is being built with help from a $529 million federal government loan guarantee, has announced layoffs at its Delaware plant as it tries to persuade the Department of Energy to send it more public funds. The company says 26 Fisker employees have been let go from the Delaware factory where renowned automotive engineer Henrik Fisker promised to one day begin producing affordable electric sedans. A Delaware newspaper also reported that subcontractors working on the car venture have been let go.

Missouri teen describes killing girl, 9, as 'enjoyable' experience _ before heading to church

Amanda Knox's legal team files an appeal of her slander conviction for implicating her former boss Patrick Lumumba in the death of her roommate Meredith Kercher. Knox claims she made the statement during a marathon grilling by Italian police.

The man accused of killing dozens of people -- many of them teenagers -- in dual terror attacks in Norway gave what was described as a fascist salute in court today before saying he deserves a "medal of honor" for the 2011 massacre.

Kenneth Robinson has finally been kicked out of the $340,000 home that he had lived in since June for $16.

Chicago firefighters made a daring overnight rescue to free a man trapped for more nearly four hours in a broken high-rise elevator. The man, in his 20′s, was on his way home just after 9 p.m. last night, when the elevator he was riding in...

What's most striking about Japan's nuclear exclusion zone, is what you don't see. There are no people, few cars, no sign of life, aside from the occasional livestock wandering empty roads.

A study published today found that smoking was linked to faster, more dramatic age-related mental decline in men.

Tom Brady may feel like one of the country’s biggest losers right now, but his supermodel wife still has his back. After the Super Bowl, Gisele Bundchen was confronted by hecklers at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium. A video from the scene shows Bundchen walking toward...

Forget Madonna — the most memorable moment of Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show came when M.I.A. threw up her middle finger and uttered an expletive to the audience of millions, recalling the raciness of Janet Jackson’s 2004 “wardrobe malfunction” and rendering The Material Girl tame...

Second only to M.I.A. and her middle finger, the other Super Bowl halftime performer who caused America’s collective jaw to drop was this guy — a toga-clad tightrope dancer who defied the laws of gravity and wedgies while bouncing to Madonna’s “Music.” Equal parts Will...

Swedish homeless advocate criticizes design of Dutch bedding line.

ABC News’ Christina Ng and Lauren Effron report: Mere hours after Target released designer Jason Wu’s collection in-store and online Sunday, the fashion line was sold out. Shoppers waited in some locations hours before the stores opened to get a chance to buy the apparel....

Following her brief stint in the hospital last month, Demi Moore is now in rehab, according to E! News. The 49-year-old actress reportedly entered Cirque Lodge addiction treatment center in Utah the week after her January 23 hospitalization in California. Moore reportedly is receiving treatment...

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The tearful father of missing Alaska teenager Samantha Koenig abducted by an armed man said that she filed a protective order against a man in November but was too scared to follow it through. "She filed for a restraining order against a person she barely knew and was too afraid to go through with it in court," James Koenig told ABCNews.com.

The never-ending hysteria over a Doomsday cometh has sparked a growing movement of people called "preppers" who prepare for the end of the world as we know it – and in some cases, make a profit.