iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The death of a Staten Island man, who was put into a choke hold by the New York Police Department, was ruled a homicide Friday by the city's medical examiner.

The incident provoked outrage last month after a witness filmed NYPD cops placing Eric Garner in what appeared to be a chokehold while arresting Garner for selling cigarettes illegally. Garner, who ...

File photo. Credit: David Silverman/Getty Images(GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip) -- At least 40 people were dead and 150 injured in Gaza Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as a planned 72-hour cease-fire between Israel and Hamas failed.

The cease-fire went into effect at 1 a.m. ET Friday.

Israel blamed the continued fighting on Hamas, saying the Israel Defense Forces responded after Hamas launc...

Alex Wong/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen are charged with selling political favors in exchange for lavish gifts, trips, and shopping expeditions. This week jurors have heard scintillating testimony and jaw-dropping allegations from the prosecution's star witness, Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams.

Everything from a $20,000 New York City s...

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- You might be familiar with Microsoft Office's suite of programs, including Microsoft Word, but did you know there is a world championship for Microsoft Word?

This week, Dominique Howard, 21, a receptionist at JPMorgan Chase in New York City, became the first woman to win the title in the competition's 13-year history.

When asked on a YouTube video about her victory ...

Charles Sykes/NBC(NEW YORK) -- When Maggie Gyllenhaal recently saw her birth certificate, she made a shocking discovery: Her name isn't Maggie.

It's Margalit.

"I actually really love that, but [to me] it's not my name," she said on ABC's Live with Kelly Michael. "Maggie's on everything! Maggie's on my driver's license, my passport, everything!"

Gyllenhaal, 36, said she stumbled across the findi...

iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) -- A United States official says the plane carrying the first Ebola patient will land Saturday in Georgia.

The State Department confirmed that they will be using a non-commercial aircraft and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention equipment during the medical evacuation.

It was announced on Friday that both patients, Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly, will be ...