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You no longer have to look to science fiction to find the cyborg. We are all cyborgs now. Mobile phones, activity trackers, pacemakers, breast implants and even aspirins all act as biological, cognitive or social extensions and enhancements of our bodies and minds. Some have even predicted that human beings as we know them will be replaced by technically enhanced, god-like immortal beings within 200 years. Or at least rich people will.

Sorry to break it to you, but Google Earth ain't all that.

Tropical Storm Hermine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center reported.

Leah Turner claims she worked hundreds -- maybe even thousands -- of hours at Chipotle without getting paid.

Former Mexican President Vincente Fox discusses Donald Trump's immigration speech and border wall proposal.

The acknowledgments in Sebastian Marroquin's book consist of one sentence: "To my father, who showed me what path not to take."

The US Navy has received an attack submarine sponsored by first lady Michelle Obama and named for her home state, the Navy announced.

Imagine getting a letter from a federal agency saying that your yard is exposing your children to an invisible poison that is known to decrease IQ. Then, you find out the agency tested for this toxic substance more than a year and a half ago, but the results are just now being delivered to you. And you learn that your 2-year-old shows blood-lead levels 6.6 times above the upper level of concern set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That nightmare is Shantel Allen's reality.

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The National Vietnam Veterans Foundations, a zero-rated charity that was the object of a CNN report in mid-May, has closed its doors for good, according to one of the charity's executives.

More than 1.3 million people serve in the five branches of the U.S. armed forces. Add in civilian employees from the U.S. Department of Defense, and you get the world's largest employer: 3.2 million employees, according to the World Economic Forum.

A year after finding that military personnel were using government credit cards at places such as Larry Flynt's Hustler Club, the Pentagon's inspector general said this week that safeguards still haven't been put in place to protect taxpayer dollars from being used for unauthorized expenses.

London's Somerset House opens its doors to the European premiere of Björk Digital on Thursday.

Just one week ago, ISIS controlled and tormented this city, which had turned into a gateway for aspiring terrorists.

Firefighters in Scottsdale, Arizona, are fairly used to getting snake removal calls. This is rattlesnake country, after all.

Brazil's Senate voted 61-20 Wednesday to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, finding her guilty of breaking budgetary laws.

Were he alive today, Alan Kurdi would have been four years old.

After three failed attempts at finding love on "The Bachelorette" and "Bachelor in Paradise," ABC named Nick Viall the next Bachelor.

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the traditional pregame singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in protest of racism in the United States is proving to be a potent attack that will add a vibrant chapter to the fascinating history of the US national anthem.

See some of the most famous work of Marc Riboud, an acclaimed French photographer who died this week at the age of 93.