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Home prices have fallen by a third since the 2006, creating tremendous bargains for home buyers. Mortgage rates are at rock-bottom lows, making houses more affordable than they have been in decades.

A federal judge in Seattle has sentenced the "Barefoot Bandit" to 6 1/2 years in prison for his two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane thefts.

In another blow to San Francisco’s newly elected sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, a judge has refused to lift an order that prevents him from contact with his wife and son.

A young boy in Florida with an amazing memory is showing off his knowledge of the US presidents on YouTube. WESH's Amanda Ober reports. (NBC News)

As China expands its influence on the Mekong River, it is encroaching on a region dominated for decades by a much more profitable trade: narcotics.

Liam Neeson's "The Grey" is a man's-man of a genre pic that will satisfy the action audience.

Reality show star spread the hoax to her 12 million followers.

Richard Harris and his wife have four dogs buried at Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in New York's Westchester County, one waiting to be interred, and three more living with them who will eventually be laid to rest there. He and his wife plan to join them.

Any university student who has ever purchased a used textbook knows that there are sometimes strange surprises hiding between those pages. Usually they come in the form of messy scribbles, but in one student's case the unexpected gift-with-a-textbook-purchase was a bag of cocaine.

Novak Djokovic overcame his breathing problems and a "physical crisis" to beat Andy Murray in an almost five-hour Australian Open semifinal Friday night and move into his third straight Grand Slam final.

Authorities on Friday charged an 18-year-old man with possession of a weapon of mass destruction after they say he and another teenager planned to bomb a Utah high school.

A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species.

The Super Bowl has always been a social event, but during this year's battle pitting the New York Giants against the New England Patriots, getting social will happen on screens and the sofa.

"Dateline NBC" details the the latest development in the 1985 murder of John Sohus,  allegedly committed by Christian Gerhartsreiter, a con artist who invented aristocratic personalities for himself.

A photograph showing a group of men with guns posing with a bullet-riddled T-shirt with an image of Barack Obama's face is to be investigated by the Secret Service, a spokesman told NBC News.

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Maybe those swing changes are paying off for Tiger Woods.

Wesseling: Remember David Tyree? The Giants do. And you know the Patriots do. The former New York receiver was a special teams star who caught a touchdown and an incredible pass late in the fourth quarter that set up the Giants' game-winning score in Super Bowl XLII. Could there be another Tyree in this year's game? We've identified the most likely candidates.

Landon Donovan set up both goals for Everton, which rallied to beat Fulham and Clint Dempsey 2-1 Friday night for a berth in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Novak Djokovic overcame his breathing problems and a "physical crisis" to beat Andy Murray in an almost five-hour Australian Open semifinal Friday night and move into his third straight Grand Slam final.

PBT: Dallas is off to a slow start in its title defense, hasn’t looked the part of a contender and has looked old. Especially Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk has taken to the offensive on those that question him and his team. He thinks they’ll be just fine.

PHT: Kessel, Seguin ... All-Star linemates?

Kyle Stanley made more than enough birdies Friday to offset one big mistake, giving him a 4-under 68 on the South Course at Torrey Pines and a one-shot lead in the Farmers Insurance Open.

Chandler: So, Tim, you think government is too big? Then why didn’t you boycott the Bruins’ victory parade, which was subsidized by the taxpayers? That was a terrific use of public money at the direction of big government, wasn’t it?

Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined event Friday to extend her lead in the overall standings against second-place Tina Maze.