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Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged. The news broke in a small box of text in London's The Timesnewspaper. ABC's Good Morning America got in trouble with the paper while spreading the news.

Voters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday approved the legal use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Some residents say decriminalizing pot will lead to more illegal activity in their neighborhood.

Pakistan's Army chief was also in Kabul visiting newly-sworn-in President Ashraf Ghani, who has been making a concerted effort to mend fences with international leaders.

New Zealand police say only that they charged Phill Rudd with attempting to procure murder. You may know AC/DC from their song "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap."

Chris Kimbrough set a women's record running the beer mile. You run four laps around a track, stopping before each lap to drink a beer. Video shows her, at age 44, finishing in 6:28.6.

Prosecutors in New Zealand have dropped murder-for-hire charges against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd because of a lack of evidence. Three lesser charges remain.

Bradford Morrow's novel delves into literary forgery, and takes its time doing so. But when the truth belongs to those able to fake it, The Forgers — elegant yarn it may be — promises some knots, too.

After three years of a tuition freeze, UC President Janet Napolitano will propose a plan to hike tuition by as much as 5 percent each year for the next five years.

Richard Ford's signature character returns in Let Me Be Frank With You; reviewer Michael Schaub praises Ford's writing, but says despite moments of beauty and insight, some of it feels phoned in.

African-American philosopher Cornel West's new book laments the decline of "prophetic" black leadership, lifting up examples of people who were willing to risk their lives in the service of the truth.