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Elizabeth Taylor surpassed Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year, with her estate pulling in $210 million, much of it from the auction of her jewels, costumes and artwork, Forbes said on Wednesday.

With just 24 days until the presidential election, President Obama and GOP hopeful Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck according to Gallup's latest polling.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot at suspected drug smugglers who were hurling rocks from Mexico across the border into Arizona, the agency said on Thursday, and Mexican authorities said one of them was killed.

"Moon River" singer Andy Williams has died at his home in Branson, Missouri, his family said Wednesday. He was 84.

Duncan starred in "The Green Mile" and "The Whole Nine Yards." He died two months after suffering a heart attack.

Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday.

An out-of-work fashion designer fatally shot a former co-worker near the Empire State Building on Friday and then was killed in a blaze of gunshots by police, stunning tourists and commuters outside of one of New York's most popular landmarks.

Hyundai is collaborating with The Walking Dead to celebrates the 100th issue of the wildly popular comic series.