Hundreds of people were evacuated in Arizona on Tuesday after a wind-whipped wildfire spread across 5,000 acres in just seven hours.More than 300 firefighters, along with multiple helicopters and aircraft, moved in to tackle the extreme blaze which started in remote, rugged terrain on the east side of Granite Mountain near Prescott, Arizona, officials said.It is unclear what started the fire b...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday accused the United States of a contradiction over peace talks with the Taliban and announced he was suspending separate security negotiations with Washington.The move came less than 24 hours after Obama administration officials announced that U.S. and Taliban representatives will meet for the first time and hold talks in the Qatari...

Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."The comment is made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam title winner who is ranked No. 1 heading into Wimbledon, which starts next week.Two players from the cel...

Even if you are thousands of miles away from the office and wearing your pajamas, your boss could still be watching you just as closely as if you were sitting in the next cubicle over.Some companies are monitoring employees every keystroke no matter where they are working, and thats leading to more than just sniffing out who is stealing company secrets. Its also giving some employers a pretty g...

Four American service memberswere killed in a mortar attack on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Tuesday, asenior defense official confirmed to NBC News.The fourInternational Security Assistance Force service members died after an indirect fire attack in eastern Afghanistan, the ISAF said in a statement.The attack came just hours after the White House announced that the U.S. will soon meet with...

Over the past decade the number of births involving surrogacy with donor eggs and sperm has surged. What, experts wondered, does this mean for the mental and emotional health of the growing number of kids who may or may not know the truth about their distinctive origins? A team of British researchers, led by Susan Golombok, a professor of family research and director of the Centre for Family R...

Bracing for an impending Supreme Court decision that could limit the reach of the Voting Rights Act, liberal legal experts and advocates are assessing what to do if the court strikes down a central part of the law.Addressing the annual convention of the liberal lawyers group the American Constitution Society, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a pioneer of the civil rights movement, told an audience of more...

House Republican leaders want to push for outposts on the moon and Mars and they want to push NASA's plan to snare an asteroid into the dustbin, according to a discussion draft of their space spending plan."It is the policy of the United States that the development of capabilities and technologies necessary for human missions to lunar orbit, the surface of the moon, the surface of Mars, and beyo...

BERLIN -- For those living on the Cold War's front line, one sentence spoken in German secured John F. Kennedy's place in their hearts forever.While wrapping up one of the most famous addresses of his presidency, Kennedy told a huge crowd in the German capital that he was one of them: "Ich bin ein Berliner."The June 26, 1963 speech served as a sign of solidarity that provided hope and comfort to b...

A lighthouse built in 1799, an airport terminal that helped launch the 747 and the worlds first domed, air-conditioned sports stadium. Separated by miles, styles and disparate histories, they have one thing in common.On Wednesday, they were named three of the nations 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). Now in its 26th year, the list spotligh...

Four American service memberswere killed in a mortar attack on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Tuesday, asenior defense official confirmed to NBC News.The fourInternational Security Assistance Force service members died after an indirect fire attack in eastern Afghanistan, the ISAF said in a statement.The attack came just hours after the White House announced that the U.S. will soon meet with...

In the past, Katy Perry has shied away from publicly discussing her divorce from comedian Russell Brand, but in a new interview with Vogue, the singer reveals that their relationship -- and their split -- was hardly a "Teenage Dream.""He's a very smart man, a magical man and I was in love with him when I married him," Perry said.However, things with Brand, who Perry said was controlling, are anyth...

It was the Danielle Bradbery show on Tuesday night, as it has been all season on "The Voice."The 16-year-old was crowned as the season four champion, beating fellow finalists Michelle Chamuel and The Swon Brothers. In doing so, she gave Blake Shelton his third championship in a row, and provided a fitting conclusion to a season dominated by country music.I dont even know Im so grateful, she ...

Its the only beauty pageant in which droopy ears, patchy hair and a lazy tongue will earn you top prize: The 25th annual Worlds Ugliest Dog contest. Once again, a new crew of aesthetically-challenged pups is gearing up for the competition at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma, Calif., on June 21. Whats at stake? A cash prize of $1,500 and worldwide recognition for their so-ugly-its-cute ...

The possibilities when it comes to marketing meat made from marijuana-fed animals are close to endless, but the man who came up with the ideahas decided to simply call them Pot Pigs.William von Scheneidau, owner and founder of BB Ranch in Seattle, didnt come up with the ideato feed pigs and other animals weed while sitting around a bongin the basement with his buddies.In fact, he doesnt eve...

Ever since Edward Snowden revealed himself as the leaker of classified documents about U.S. surveillance programs, he has sometimes been called a whistle-blower. But is he?Those who believe he has shed light on improper government actions say he deserves to be called one. But there seems little doubt that he cannot claim legal whistle-blower protection.For starters, the general whistle-blower laws...

The National Security Agency is reviewing whether to stop collecting a vast stockpile of records of Americans telephone calls the most controversial component of its surveillance programs by allowing telecommunications companies to retain the data until U.S. intelligence officials have a specific reason to review it for possible connections to terror plots, U.S. officials said TuesdayThe NSAs...

UPDATED: After a public disagreement that threatened to blow up into a larger battle, Chrysler said Tuesday that it agreed to recall 1.56 million Jeep vehicles that a government safety watchdog said could potentially erupt into fire if rear-ended.Chrysler had been expected to file papers Tuesday refusing to comply with a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's voluntary recall request sen...

UPDATED: Chrysler and the federal government have finished wrangling over whether a Jeep recall is warranted, with the automaker agreeing Tuesday to a voluntary recall of 1.56 million Jeep models. Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked Chrysler to voluntarily recall Jeep Grand Cherokees in model years 1993 to 2004 and Libertys in model years 2002 to 2007. Bas...

UPDATED: After a public disagreement that threatened to blow up into a larger battle, Chrysler said Tuesday that it agreed to recall 1.56 million Jeep vehicles that a government safety watchdog said could potentially erupt into fire if rear-ended.Chrysler had been expected to file papers Tuesday refusing to comply with a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's voluntary recall request sen...

Following a public spat between Chrysler and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, the maker of the Jeep Cherokee on Tuesday finally agreed to recall millions of vehicles. But it's not the biggest recall ever, and it's really just one more in a string of high-profile companies that have been forced to admit their products were faulty. Here's a look at some of the more notable rec...

A cognitively disabled woman and her young daughter were held against their will in an Ohio home for more than two years, forced to perform manual labor, threatened bypoisonoussnakes, and beaten to scare them from ever escaping, authorities announced on Tuesday.Jessica L. Hunt, 31, and Daniel J. Brown, 33,andJordie L. Callahan, 26,were arrested in Ashland, Ohio, and charged with forced labor ...

The Indian government will shut down the country's 160-year old telegraph service in mid-July. The decision risks leaving lawyers, soldiers and government officials without a trusty communication tool. BSNL, a government-run company, will deliver its last telegram on July 14, according to a company letter sent by Shameem Akhtar, senior general manager of telegraph services. The telegraph system p...