South Korea holds massive new drills

The firing drills set for later in the day near the Koreas' heavily armed land border signaled that South Korea is willing to risk further escalating tensions with North Korea..

Damn! Obama and his 30-something Warships go to India

Sources said 13 heavy-lift aircraft with high-tech equipment, three helicopters and 500 US security personnel have arrived in India ahead of Obama's visit...

Americans tread water in gulf between rich, poor

A Wall Street adviser leaves early for work to avoid panhandlers at his suburban train station. In coal country, a suddenly homeless man watches from a bench as wealthy women...

Calif. governor's race upended by immigrant maid

Meg Whitman's campaign for governor was thrown into turmoil Thursday as the Republican sought to fend off new evidence that she knowingly had an illegal immigrant housekeeper....

New treatment improves survival for childhood cancer

A new type of therapy that stimulates the body's immune system has improved survival rates by 20 percent for neuroblastoma....

Small-town mayor stoned to death in western Mexico

A small-town mayor and an aide were found stoned to death Monday in a drug-plagued western state, the fifth city leader to be slain in Mexico since mid-August...

The Push to Ordain Women Priests Gains Ground

Alta Jacko is the mother of eight children. She is also an ordained priest in the Roman Catholic Church....

Bugs in baby formula? Parents worried about recall

Worried parents have bombarded the maker of Similac with phone calls and peppered Facebook and Twitter pages over fears....

Toyota settles suit over high-profile Calif. crash

Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a lawsuit brought by relatives of four family members killed in a high-speed crash near San Diego that galvanized attention around safety flaws....

Expiring tax cuts hit taxpayers at every level

Here's some pressure for lawmakers: If they don't reach agreement on extending soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts, nearly all their constituents back home will get big tax increases...

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states

An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people......

Thousands of Afghans stage anti-U.S. protest in Kabul

Police fired into the air to disperse thousands of anti-American protesters in Afghanistan's capital Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with one person killed...

Aging gas pipe at risk of explosion nationwide

An ominous theme has emerged from the wreckage of a deadly pipeline explosion in California: There are thousands of pipes just like it nationwide....

AP: Doomed W.Va. miners' notes warned of coal dust

About the time Michael Elswick was wrapping up work deep inside the Upper Big Branch mine, he phoned a colleague on the surface..

Report: Saudi diplomats seeks asylum in US

A Saudi diplomat in Los Angeles reportedly has asked for political asylum in the United States, claiming his life is in danger if he is returned to Saudi Arabia...

25 slain in Mexican city; 85 escape border prison

Gunmen killed 25 people in a series of drug-gang attacks in Ciudad Juarez, marking the deadliest day in more than two years...

LA police chief booed at community meeting

Police Chief Charlie Beck was greeted by boos, whistles and chants of "justicia" by an angry Spanish-speaking crowd at a community meeting...

Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene

Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs...

Kia's top executive resigns after recalls

The top executive at Kia Motors has resigned after the company recalled more than 100,000 vehicles worldwide over defective wiring..

Army: Ex-soldier takes 3 hospital workers hostage

A former Army soldier demanding behavioral treatment at a Georgia military hospital took three workers hostage at gunpoint Monday before authorities persuaded the gunman...

Muslims Protest Plans to Burn Quran

Thousands of Indonesian Muslims are rallying outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to denounce a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran...

Asylum seekers tortured upon return

Three asylum seekers forcibly removed to Sri Lanka in 2009 are believed to have been tortured and jailed following....

Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears US

Hurricane Earl weakened today to a Category Two storm as it approached the US east coast but continued to wreck havoc....

Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blasts

The banned Tehrik-e- Taliban Pakistan today claimed responsibility for three blasts, including two carried out by suicide attackers.....

Hamas claims responsibility for attack on Israelis

The Islamic militant Hamas is claiming responsibility for a shooting attack that killed four Israelis in the West Bank....

Text of President Obama's speech on Iraq

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq...

US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides

A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers...

Leader of orthodox Israeli party calls for death of Abbas

Leader of orthodox Israeli party calls for death of Abbas: THE SPIRITUAL leader of Shas, an ultra-Orthodox party in Israel's governing coalition, has called on the Lord to "strike down" Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas....

Manhunt, Reward for Suspected Cop Killer

Authorities in Utah are investigating a "credible sighting" of a gunman who allegedly shot and killed a Utah sheriff's deputy...

Analyst: CITIGROUP 'Cooking the Books'

An all-out war has broken out between Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit and a prominent securities analyst.....

Student charged with NYC taxi attack

Michael Enright accused of slashing neck and face of Bangladeshi driver who said he was Muslim...

Cutbacks force police to curtail calls for some crimes

Budget cuts are forcing police around the country to stop responding to fraud, burglary and theft calls....

Pakistan recovery 'to take years'

Pakistan will need at least three years to recover from the devastating floods that have swept across the country for more than three weeks..

Pakistan to seek IMF help for flood-battered economy

Pakistan braced for more flooding in the south as officials were due to hold talks in Washington on Monday with the International Monetary Fund...

Wikileaks Keeps Funding Secret

Some governments and corporations angered by the site's publications have already sued WikiLeaks or blocked access to it...

Facebook Knows Where You Are

Facebook unveiled as expected Wednesday evening its new location-based service....

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How FHA Change Could Hit Home Buyers

"We're reading about FHA loans, but we're finding it very difficult [for buyers to get them,]". "It's been a very trying time, and disappointing."

Obama's Mosque Remarks Reverberate

The U.S. President was hit by a furious backlash from victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks after he backed the highly controversial plans....

'Twenty Million Homeless' In Pakistan Floods

Twenty million people are homeless after Pakistan's worst flooding in decades....

With Remarks on Mosque, Obama Enters Risky Debate

President Obama’s attempt to reframe comments about a community center in New York City...

Detroit: From Gloom to Economic Bright Spot

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The excesses that hurt automakers in the past — overproduction....

Dazzling meteor shower

British stargazers set for one of most spectacular showers, Nasa says....

U.S. Deficit, 1 month: $165,040,000,000.00 -

The U.S. government spent itself deeper into the red last month, paying nearly $20 billion in interest on debt...

Fed, Citing Slowdown, to Buy U.S. Debt

Acknowledging that the recovery has slowed, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced..

Mosque once used by Sept. 11 attackers shut down

A Hamburg mosque once frequented by some of the Sept. 11 attackers was shut down Monday because German authorities believe the prayer house...

WATCH: Ambush Kills Six in Afghanistan

Ten people on a medical mission were attacked by gunmen.

The billionaire boys: Beware of geeks bearing gifts

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and the world’s richest men are giving half their fortunes to charity – but there is a downside..

BP may drill again in oil spill reservoir

BP may drill again in the same undersea oil reservoir that spewed millions of gallons of oil...

BP Completes Cementing Macondo Oil Well From Top

BP Plc completed a cement plug at the top of its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, sealing off the source of millions of gallons...

In U.S., New High of 43% Call Afghanistan War a "Mistake"

After the Internet publication of tens of thousands of leaked classified documents on the war in Afghanistan, 43% of Americans now say...

BP begins 'static kill' of oil well

Oil giant BP has said the so-called "static kill" operation to inject drilling mud and cement into the blown-out oil well

Illegal who killed nun in crash was released by fed

The man suspected of drunken driving and killing a Catholic nun in Prince William County this weekend is an illegal immigrant....

Leticia Bufoni Dominates X Games with 86 Score

Who is Leticia Bufoni? Leticia Bufoni is a 17-year-old Brazilian skater who dominated the X Games on Sunday during