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Vernon Kruger is living 80 feet up in the air in a wine barrel that is mounted on the top of a pole. In the 1990s he did this for 67 days. He wants to break his record while raising money for charity.

Also: Death toll at 120 in wave of bombings in Pakistan; U.N. holds emergency meeting on Mali; report reveals 50 years of alleged sexual abuse of children by former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.

In his annual assessment of threats, the director of national intelligence also cited Iran and North Korea. He warned the spending cuts mandated under the sequestration jeopardized the nation's safety.

EGOTISTICALGIRAFFE, MINARET and SHAMROCK are a few of the tens of thousands of code names the NSA gives everything, including programs, exercises, weapons and even its budget.

The massive reptiles, which were both caught Sunday, set new state records for heaviest male alligator. Each hunting team spent hours trying to bring the gators in.

It's aimed at rotavirus, a nasty pathogen that can cause diarrhea and kills more than 500 children a day. The secret to the vaccine is the same thing that makes space ice cream so cool.

Italy's prime minister, health and interior ministers faced hours of questioning in Rome as prosecutors opened an investigation into possible mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis.

Also: Maine voters approve an expansion of Medicaid; pollution reaches dangerous levels in New Delhi; and LeBron James posts opaque memes on "mood".

Crazy Rich Asians made a lot of money at the box office over the weekend, with much of the $25 million coming from Asians who came out to support the movie.

"Why should we believe that it's going to be different this time than it's been in the past?" Sen. Jeanne Shaheen asked Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller.