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The world’s most famous stamp sold for nearly one billion times its original value at a city auction house Tuesday. This British Guiana one-cent stamp went for a record-setting $9.48 million at Sotheby’s. The stamp was originally issued in 1856. Auction officials say it had since been in some of the world’s top stamp collections and hadn’t been seen by …

UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighters have been scrambled to intercept four groups of Russian aircraft. Two Typhoons from 3 (Fighter) Squadron were launched on 17 June following detection of the aircraft by Nato air defences in international airspace near to the Baltic States.

A group of independent experts claims to know the approximate location of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Five separate computer models all place the plane in a tight cluster of spots hundreds of miles southwest of the previous search site. The experts released a statement late Tuesday saying they believe search efforts should be focused on this section of the south …

A popular Vancouver restaurant — Craft Beer Market — has temporarily closed its doors after some customers and staff got sick, possibly with Norovirus. Anna Marie D’Angelo with Vancouver Coastal Health says there’s a possibility more people could get it but symptoms usually come on within 24 hours.

At long last, Kim Kardashian’s wedding dress has been revealed: A Givenchy Haute Couture gown with lacy sleeves and a long silk veil.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney bid farewell Wednesday when he gave his last briefing to the White House press corps. Carney walked out as a song by his favorite band, Guided by Voices, played on the overheard speakers.

Former New York television news anchor Rob Morrison was arrested again Monday after police said he violated a protective order in May.

If you’re one of the millions of women taking antidepressant medication and are thinking about getting pregnant, the results of a new study may calm some of your fears. Researchers say there is no increased risk in the development of heart defects in babies born to women taking antidepressants.

After almost 20 years of steadily increasing, induction of labor for singleton births in the United States declined in 2011 and 2012, according to a new report published online June 18 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

A Town of Orchard Park jury has found 29-year old Robert Hopkins guilty of 2nd degree Reckless Endangerment and 3rd degree Assault.

Jillian Micheals is 40 and fabulous! The “Biggest Loser” trainer is baring it all in the July/August issue of Shape magazine, where she’s posing nude and showing off her seriously toned bod. The fitness guru says that she feels better about herself now in her 40s than she did in her 20s.