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A Polish man living in Germany went about his business for about five years without noticing he had been shot in the head because he was drunk when it happened.

Man, shot in head, notices five years later

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In the wake of the nationwide recall of eggs for contamination with salmonella, many consumers may be wondering what types of eggs are healthiest and safest to buy. What do 'free-range,' 'cage-free' and 'natural' really mean?

How to buy the healthiest eggs

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Veteran Sen. John McCain sails to nomination for a fifth term Tuesday over a tea-party backed challenger.

McCain defeats conservative challenger

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Just 35 inches around the waist — that's how skinny Chile's 33 trapped miners have been told they need to be to squeeze through the escape tunnel, the health minister said Wednesday.

Miners' motivation: Stay slim or stay in mine

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A Republican civil war is raging, with righter-than-thou conservatives dominating ever more primaries in a fight for the party's soul. And the Democrats hope to benefit.

As GOP civil war rages, Democrats look to benefit

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A Sri Lankan maid returned from her job in Saudi Arabia with 24 nails inside her body — the result of torture by the family who employed her, a doctor and government official said.

Maid: Bosses drove 24 hot nails into my body

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North Korea grants amnesty for a Boston man, Aijalon Gomes, jailed in the communist country since January, after former President Jimmy Carter negotiates his freedom.

Carter, freed American leave North Korea

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Hurricane Danielle, the first major hurricane of the season, strengthened into a Category 4 storm Friday as it churned over the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Danielle strengthens to Category 4

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The school board in Nettleton, Miss., voted Friday to reverse its policy under which race determined whether a candidate could run for class positions, including president.

Miss. school reverses race-based rules for student elections

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Following an uproar over a policy it said was aimed at racial equality, a school district scrapped a student election system where race determined what positions a candidate could run for.

School drops race-based rules for elections