Ex-stripper who had lover kill fiance, then had lover killed gets 28 years: reports

An Australian ex-stripper who convinced her lover to kill her fiancé, then later arranged for the lover to be killed, was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison, according to reports.

Childhood home of ‘Harry Potter’ in Godric’s Hollow listed on Airbnb

While “Harry Potter” fans never got to attend a real-life Hogwarts, they can now stay the night in Harry’s childhood home in Godric’s Hollow.

New strain of HIV detected for the first time in 19 years

A team of scientists discovered a new strain of HIV for the first time in 19 years and published the findings Wednesday.

Boy, 11, dies of rare cancer after family celebrates Christmas early

An 11-year-old British boy with a rare blood cancer whose family celebrated Christmas early out of fears he may not make it until the holiday has died, his parents said.

Blood test has potential to provide 5-years-early warning of breast cancer, researchers say

A simple blood test may be capable of predicting breast cancer risk in women several years before clinical signs begin to appear, according to a promising study out of Nottingham University’s School of Medicine.

Earth just experienced the hottest October on record, European climate officials say

The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed that last month was the hottest October on record globally, according to data released by the European organization. 

Massive 2,000-foot asteroid to whiz past Earth later this month

An asteroid slightly smaller than the largest structure in the U.S. is slated to harmlessly zoom past Earth later this month.

President Trump offers Mexico help to 'wage war' on drug cartels

President Donald Trump is offering Mexico’s government unspecified help to “wage war” on drug cartels after a family from a breakaway faction of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints was massacred in northern Mexico.

At least 9 US citizens die in cartel attack in north Mexico

Mexico's top security official said Tuesday that at least three women and six children were slaughtered by cartel gunmen and one child was still missing in northern Mexico. Relatives said the victims are also U.S. citizens.

Microsoft Japan tested out a 4-day work week, and it boosted productivity by 40 percent

Amid ongoing labor reforms in a notoriously overworked Japanese market, Microsoft performed an experiment to see how reducing the work week to four days would affect productivity.

Facebook and Instagram ban ‘sexual’ use of eggplant and peach emojis

Facebook, which has been caught in a bipartisan battle over political ads, is waging a different type of war against -- eggplants and peaches?

Olivia Newton-John's iconic 'Grease' ensemble fetches $405K

Two collectors said you're the one that I want to Olivia Newton-John's iconic "Grease" leather jacket and skintight pants at an auction Saturday in Beverly Hills.

Iconic Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado dies at age 87

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Television astrologer Walter Mercado, whose flamboyant persona made him a star in Latin media and a cherished icon for gay people in most of the Spanish-speaking world, has died. He was 87.