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Suicide attackers kill at least 30 in Kandahar

1 hour 25 min ago
The Afghan president's half-brother says at least 30 people have died and dozens more hurt in four suicide attacks in the southern ...


Iraq's PM leads in early Baghdad vote count

1 hour 30 min ago
A coalition led by Iraq's prime minister held a comfortable lead Saturday in the crucial contest for the nation's capital, bolstering ...


Obama's education plan to focus on college

2 hours 24 min ago
President Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved ...


U.S. woman held in Ireland terror probe, AP says

2 hours 33 min ago
A Colorado woman has been detained in Ireland in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist whose sketch ...


Child abuse claims sweep Catholic Church in Europe

4 hours 3 min ago
It often starts as a voice in the wilderness, but can swell into an entire nation's demand for truth. From Ireland to Germany, ...


Many 9/11 responders show signs of heart problems

5 hours 8 min ago
Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems ...


GOP warns again against passing health bill

5 hours 51 min ago
Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive ...


Another suicide attack in Pakistan kills 13

7 hours 26 min ago
A suicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, ...


Police: Suspect in poker heist arrested

7 hours 38 min ago
German authorities say they have arrested a man suspected of taking part in the storming last weekend of a poker tournament in ...


NYC: Taxi drivers' meter scam bilked riders out of $8.3M-plus

11 hours 20 min ago
Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their ...


Clinton slams Israel on plan for new Jerusalem settlements

11 hours 22 min ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...


Jogger jumps off Calif. cliff to flee attacker

17 hours 5 min ago
Authorities say a man tried to sexually assault a Southern California jogger who escaped by jumping off a cliff and sliding about ...


Women on birth control pill may live longer

18 hours 57 min ago
Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.


Pope under fire for priest transfer, letter on sex abuse

19 hours 2 sec ago
Pope Benedict XVI's former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to ...


Court: Thimerosal in vaccine didn't cause autism

19 hours 41 min ago
The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by ...


Democrats pare differences on health bill

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 18:30
President Obama put off the start of a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as the White House and senior Democrats reached for agreement ...


Prom offers flood in for Mississippi students

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 18:26
An advocacy group for gay students in Mississippi said it has been fielding dozens of offers from around the nation to hold a ...


Weekend forecast: Powerful spring storm to sock Northeast

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 17:20
A dismal weekend is shaping up for much of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England thanks to heavy rain and strong winds ...


Lawyers urge Ground Zero workers to take settlement

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 17:01
A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust ...


Senators question $1M pay for Boys & Girls Clubs CEO

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 14:55
A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs ...