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Arkin knew from childhood that he wanted to be an actor, and he spent a lifetime performing — the Academy Award winner appeared in more than 100 films in a career spanning over seven decades.

The Dictionary of American Regional English is a multivolume collection of the nation's linguistic treasures — from pipjennies to mumble squibbles. Now, five decades after its inception, the final volume, containing words S to Z, is almost ready to be published.

Sen. Barack Obama pledges support for Israel at a Washington, D.C., event. Sen. Hillary Clinton calls Obama a "friend to Israel" but does not acknowledge him as the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Drugmakers have been criticized for cost-sharing assistance programs that encourage patients to use brand-name drugs instead of cheaper, generic alternatives. The federal government has frowned on the help, but there are expensive medicines for cancer and rheumatoid arthritis that don't have generic equivalents.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act.

Although 84 percent of teenage boys and young men said they believed avoiding a partner's pregnancy was important, only 42 percent had heard of emergency contraception, researchers in Colorado found.

In the digital age it's easy to forget how important it is, for health and well being, to slow down enjoy each meal.

Motorsports fans are feeling ripped off after a manhole cover came loose just nine minutes into a practice race, damaging a Ferrari and triggering a series of setbacks for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.

The report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service also noted that Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures reached in September.