Washington/The US has dismissed Russia's expulsion of two US military officials as a 'tit for tat' move by Moscow after Washington kicked out at least two Russian diplomats in recent...

Hillary Clinton has been written off by the pundits after a near knockout blow, but rival Barack Obama is not yet ready to declare himself 'the presumptive nominee of the Democratic...

Washington, May 9 (DPA) Senator Hillary Clinton, who is battling to keep her head above water in the waning days of the Democratic battle for the presidential nomination, has sent her 'heartfelt congratulations to the people of Israel' on the occasion of the country's 60th...

The US envoy to North Korea would return from Pyongyang with a 'significant number' of documents detailing the communist country's nuclear programme, the US State Department said...

Karachi, May 9 : U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W.Patterson, met with the MQM leadership in Azizabad here on Friday and expressed Washington's resolve to "interact and consult with all democratic forces" of the country....

Islamabad, May 9 : Cutting across party lines, Pakistani Senators have reportedly urged the PPP-led coalition government to withdraw from the US-led so-called war against terrorism and make the foreign policy independent of American...

Washington, May 9 : Ancient seaweed samples from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile has confirmed its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas, dating back to 14,000...

New York, May 9 : French cosmetics giant Lancome is taking actress Uma Thurman to court in a bid to stop her from suing them...

Washington, May 9 : The Bush administration is learnt to have withdrawn the appointment of Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood as a senior American officer based in Pakistan to fight Al Qaeda and the Taliban in tribal areas, reflecting the widening shadow that the military prison at...

KBR rehired Ira Waltrip just a few months later to work as a truck driver in Iraq. He was apprehended there last month with a massive collection of child pornography, prosecutors say, including...

May 9, 2008 · As the Democratic primary campaign grinds on, money has become one of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's biggest problems. Some of the most determined presidential candidates have...

Overall, marijuana use among teens has decreased 25% since 2001, down to about 2.3 million kids who used pot at least once a month, the drug control office...

By BETSY BLANEYASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER LUBBOCK, Texas -- Craig Heinrich and other South Plains cotton producers no longer have to look to the sky and pray - widespread rain arrived just in time...

May 9, 2008 - 11:10 a.m. CHICAGO (AP) - Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 11 cents to $8.11 a bushel; July corn added...

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush and the rest of the first family are at their ranch in Crawford, Texas, gearing up for Jenna Bush's wedding tomorrow evening. The White House says the president...

Industry observers say a growing number of people are hesitant to buy a home in a falling market and instead are choosing to rent. As a result, apartments are filling up in Chicago and across much of...

Baghdad - The US military said Friday that Abu Hamza al- Muhajir, believed to be the leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist network in Iraq, had not been detained by the US forces. Abdul-Latif al-Rayan, US...

one of the most lackluster final-round performances in "Idol" history.For most of the night, Castro seemed even more disengaged than usual, halfheartedly clapping when David Cook was whisked to...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Former Sen. George McGovern, who backed Hillary Rodham Clinton, is urging her to drop out of the Democratic presidential race. McGovern said Wednesday he has decided to...

The New York City Transit Authority is defending itself against a report that its subways may be whisking a host of unwanted travelers -- the nonpaying, six-legged, blood-sucking variety --...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama's sprint to the Democratic nomination received another boost Friday as two more superdelegates pledged their support, including one who dropped his backing for...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton, defying electoral math stacked against her, is urging supporters to ignore predictions that her White House bid was over. Barack Obama, meanwhile, was...

Hillary Rodham Clinton's decision to lend her presidential campaign $6.4 million from assets she holds jointly with her husband is rekindling questions about millions of dollars that special...

News ) - Cuba's Driulis Gonzalez, Idalis Ortiz and Yurisel Laborde won gold medals Thursday in the women's competition in the Pan American Judo Championships.Gonzalez topped the field in the...

News ) has agreed to kick in up to $200 million to help settle the dispute, industry analysts said.GM said in a regulatory filing Thursday that it would provide the financial support for temporary...

News ) - Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.A teen who has...

President Bush 's threatened veto and the opposition of many congressional Republicans.Opponents of the plan say more prudent homebuyers and renters shouldn't be called upon to bail out borrowers who...

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Boris Johnson gives his New York counterpart, Michael Bloomberg, a London Underground shirt at City Hall in London today. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire The mayors of London and New York exchanged...

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including...

Ask AP: Leaded gas and college football poll votes It used to be called "regular." But there's nothing regular about leaded gasoline these days _ good luck even finding a...

A San Francisco man has been convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in a Hunters Point apartment, prosecutors said Thursday. Arvin Mackey, 22, was convicted Wednesday by a San Francisco Superior...

CARAPARICITO, Bolivia — From the time Ronald Larsen drove his pickup truck here from his native Montana in 1969 and bought a sprawling cattle ranch for a song, he lived a quiet life in remote...

Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- An American Indian who shot a bald eagle for use in a tribal religious ceremony must stand trial, a federal appeals court has...

EL PASO, Texas -- When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several...

'Best Santa ever' arrested in N.J. on child sex charges A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted...

There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill...

MIAMI -- When David Perry lost his class ring at Crandon Beach 50 years ago, he thought it was gone forever. But the Miami High grad got a surprising phone call this weekend at his home in Seattle.A...

Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson hid National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CBS) ― Iranian- and Syrian-backed Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighborhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday....

MOSCOW (AP) ― Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the Victory Day parade Friday, the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union that they...

INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) ― National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible...

Carl Hunter goes to store to get milk, ends up getting winning Powerball ticket Hunter finally claims $97 million prize after four-month wait Hunter, who lost homes in Hurricane Katrina, had won...

The leads also came with photographs of the man and other details about him, including a resume for Corliss that described him as "an acclaimed portrayer of Santa Claus every winter holiday...

PRWEB ) May 9, 2008 -- The Great American Train Company, LLC (GATC), a Minnesota-based manufacturer of backyard riding trains and accessories, announced today it is now shipping its first...

BAGHDAD (AP) ― The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern...

YANGON, Myanmar (CBS) ― Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments Friday meant for a multitude of hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, forcing the world body to...

Miami commissioners agreed Thursday to pay $2.2 million to settle a grave injustice involving a mentally retarded man who spent 22 years behind bars — for murders and rapes he didn't commit. ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ― Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina. A...