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America's Cup yachts can gracefully skim above water at better than 40 mph, but Frank Deford says when he looks back at the seven seas in 2013 he'll remember 64-year-old Nyad "plowing, all by herself, freestyle, through 100 miles of surf from Havana to Key West."

Sorry everyone, last week's viral video of a young woman's yoga pants catching fire during a twerking mishap wasn't "real." ABC-TV's late night jokester was behind the hoax.

Yankees Hall of Fame catcher, Yogi Berra, died Tuesday at the age of 90. In case you haven't heard enough Yogi-isms, we have more for you.

Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli police say they tried to stab Israelis. Meanwhile, Israel rejected a plan for international police to watch over the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

If you thought you'd seen everything during a GOP presidential debate, you were wrong. The tenor was set when Donald Trump referenced the size of his, um, member.

Scientists need curiosity, determination — and luck. We're especially interested in that last bit, so tell us your stories of mistakes and surprises that led to discoveries in the past few years.

If you're itching for some more eagle news now that the D.C. eaglets are hatched, check this out: Officers in Maine broke up talon-to-talon bald eagle combat using blankets.

The president got more than he bargained for during what was supposed to be a routine photo op at a fishing village in Alaska.

The country celebrates its new Ebola-free status with a video in which everybody dances, from burial teams to members of the military.

The Navy said the object that lit up the night sky was actually a test-flight of a Trident II (D5) missile that was fired from the Kentucky, a ballistic missile submarine.

Vanessa Williams was forced to resign as Miss America in 1984 after nude photos of her were published in a magazine.

Francis said there are limits to freedom of speech, especially when it concerns religion. He was answering a question about the deadly attack last week on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.