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Deaths mounted in Syria on Friday as world powers in the U.N.Security Council weighed a draft resolution calling on the country’s president to step down.

A woman called 911 soliciting help for actress Demi Moore, whom she said was “convulsing” and “burning up” after “smoking something,” according to a recording ...

The first competitive debating technique I teach is AARP. No, I don’t tell my teams to debate like older people. Argue. Attack. Respond. Presence.

Five alleged members of the infamous Bonanno crime family were arrested in New York on Friday and charged with racketeering, extortion, illegal gambling and drug ...

GINGRICH CLAIMS AUDIENCE WAS 'STACKED' AGAINST HIM... (Third column, 2nd story, link) Related stories: NEWT: ROMNEY AT ...

Obama gets love from Democratic lawmakers... (Third column, 8th story, link)

Puerto Rico gov backs Romney... (Third column, 4th story, link) Related stories: NEWT: ROMNEY AT DEBATE ‘MOST ...

Demi Moore 'smoked something' before convulsions: 911 tape... (Third column, 7th story, link)

Chavez's daughter sparks anger in Venezuela after posting ...

Clashes erupt in Senegal’s capital Dakar, after the top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in next month’s poll.

Security for the 2012 Olympics will be tested at a Scottish football match at Hampden Park stadium this weekend.

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David Cameron would be acting like a “dictator” if he allowed same-sex unions to be called marriages, says the Archbishop of York.

Three people are arrested after protesters from the economic justice movement, Occupy London, take over a new building in London’s financial district.

The Food and Drug Administration has detained several shipments of imported orange juice after finding traces of carbendazim, an illegal fungicide. The government ...

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or ...

As he campaigns for the Republican nomination, Newt Gingrich almost always works the name of Ronald Reagan into his speeches. In fact, Gingrich’s name-dropping is ...

Cuban food has evolved very little since Fidel Castro came into power — the U.S. embargo has made it hard to import ingredients from abroad. ...

Organizers say it’s the first major parade for the men and women who fought in Iraq. They’re hoping thousands turn out, just as people there ...

London: Nigeria is up against a hydra-headed monster in the Boko Haram sect that claimed responsibility for last Friday’s devastating attacks on the city of ...

GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation ...

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people in the latest brazen ...

Benghazi: Doctors Without Borders has suspended its work in prisons in the Libyan city of Misrata because it said torture was so rampant that some ...

Syrian security forces killed 34 civilians, including 10 children, in clashes across the country today, a rights group said. “The toll for the day has ...

Despite changes in procedures and airline schedules, flight delays last year in the New York area were as bad as ever, and rippled across the ...

The American economy picked up a little steam last quarter, with output growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent, a faster rate than the ...

Heavy bloodshed was reported in three cities, and the head of the observer delegation said mayhem had increased significantly.

News Corporation is said to be in advanced discussions with Lex Fenwick to become chief executive of Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, ...

President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said French troops would leave a year early, by the end of 2013.

One of the many unjust results of a state legal system that refuses to recognize and validate a same-sex marriage or civil union is the ...

Romney better enjoy what appears to be a likely victory in Florida while he can. Because it may end up bouncing about as far ...

Representation of the collective diaspora has always been thwarted by our need to classify films according to races other than white. Still, while labels can ...

Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney are already knee-deep in what many observers are saying could be the nastiest presidential bid in decades — ...

Senator Rubio tackled the issue of immigration in an impressive and sensible fashion. Whether his impressive approach elevates the conversation and results in change that ...

ABC 9 a.m. EST/8 a.m. CST This Saturday morning, Piers sets out on a quest to find the most-talented person in all of Morgania ...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Organizers of the Australian Open canceled the highly anticipated Grand Slam event Wednesday night after admitting they were unable to prevent tennis balls from ...

A bill introduced by Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey would prohibit the use of aborted fetuses in food products.

A new law prohibits Kaleidoscoping while driving, Joe Biden advertises guitar lessons on the White House bulletin board, and Romneymania sweeps the nation.

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