What if you could erase your memories? Or restore those you’ve long forgotten? It’s more real than you might think, thanks to new experiments in memory programming.

Independent forensic experts are disputing much of the forensic evidence collected against Amanda Knox, saying that some of the DNA traces used to convict the American student and her co-defendant may have been contaminated.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will recall about 82,200 hybrid SUVs in the U.S. due to computer boards with possible faulty wiring.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, on a visit to Syria, was quoted by state-owned media describing President Bashar al-Assad as “highly loved and appreciated” and criticizing the press for giving a “wrong picture” about the deadly clashes in the country between the government and protesters. But the Ohio congressman claimed his comments were mischaracterized by the Syrian press.

Pope Benedict XVI sent his first tweet Tuesday, typing it himself on an iPad.

Venezuelan state television broadcast videos and photographs Tuesday night showing a convalescing President Hugo Chavez meeting with Fidel Castro two weeks after undergoing urgent surgery in Cuba.

A rapper staged his performance high above Times Square on Tuesday — atop a light pole he climbed.

Two doctors who perform abortions in Kansas filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block a new licensing law and regulations that abortion rights advocates fear will make Kansas the first state in the country without an abortion provider.