Arizona wildfire sets new record at 469,000 acres
EAGAR, Ariz (Reuters) - The wildfire that has roared out of control for more than two weeks through the pine forests of eastern Arizona...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's gay relationship is no basis for tossing out his decision overturning California's same-sex...
Get the full story >>Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds anti-union law
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A sharply divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a controversial measure that curbs the...
Get the full story >>Obama returns to Puerto Rico, courting Hispanic vote
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Barack Obama paid Puerto Rico its first official U.S. presidential visit in 50 years on Tuesday,...
Get the full story >>Levee breaches threaten residents along Missouri River
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Residents in Hamburg, Iowa, were dry on Tuesday morning and waiting for the Missouri River to reach a...
Get the full story >>Bernanke warns of crisis if debt limit not raised
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Tuesday that a failure to lift the government's $14.3 trillion debt...
Get the full story >>House leader Boehner says Weiner should resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday he thought Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner,...
Get the full story >>Republican Huntsman to announce White House run
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman will announce his bid for the White House next Tuesday, bringing a moderate...
Get the full story >>German E.coli outbreak claims first child victim
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's E.coli outbreak claimed its first child fatality on Tuesday when a two-year-old died from the bacteria in the...
Get the full story >>Michele Bachmann uses GOP debate to announce presidential candidacy
Rep. Michele Bachmann used the first major presidential debate of the 2012 campaign to announce that she is formally running for president.
Get the full story >>Republicans blast Obama, not each other
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican White House contenders focused their attacks on President Barack Obama and refrained from...
Get the full story >>Wildfire closes interstate on Colorado-New Mexico border
DENVER (Reuters) - A wind-driven wildfire on the New Mexico-Colorado border has forced the closure of a 30-mile stretch of Interstate 25...
Get the full story >>Casey Anthony trial: State wrapping up its case, paving way for defense to present its side Thursday
Prosecutors came one step closer to wrapping up their first-degree murder case against Casey Anthony on Tuesday by calling several...
Get the full story >>Sunscreen label changes aim to reduce cancer risk
CHICAGO (Reuters) - New labeling rules for sunscreens should make it easier for U.S. consumers to choose products that will protect them...
Get the full story >>Obama seeks ways around Congress to boost economy
With traditional tools to jolt the economy largely exhausted or unavailable to him, President Obama is turning to more modest measures in an...
Get the full story >>Oregon votes to outlaw sale of suicide kits
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - Sales of suicide kits, like the do-it-yourself asphyxiation hood used by a man to kill himself late last year,...
Get the full story >>GM recalls 50,500 Cadillac SRXs in North America
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is recalling 50,500 Cadillac SRX luxury crossover vehicles because an airbag might not deploy,...
Get the full story >>Consumers spend less, recovery seen on horizon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers have not pulled back aggressively despite the recent slowdown in the economy, retail sales data showed on...
Get the full story >>Attack on Iraqi provincial government compound leaves at least eight dead, dozens injured
Armed men stormed the provincial council today in the eastern Diyala province's capital of Baquba, killing at least eight people in the...
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It was a peaceful afternoon in a rose-fragrant Kabul park set aside for women. But when girls and women strolling its pathways were asked...
Get the full story >>Cop sues 'Real Housewives' cast over bar fight
"Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast members beat up and injured a Chicago-area police officer and his cousin during a brawl earlier this...
Get the full story >>Police investigating vehicle spotted near Indiana student's disappearance
Bloomington police are attempting to enhance surveillance video of a vehicle seen in the vicinity when IU coed Lauren Spierer disappeared...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate's website was hacked over the weekend, leading to a review of all of its websites, in the latest...
Get the full story >>Gulf states vow to seek end to Yemeni crisis
JEDDAH (Reuters) - Yemen's Gulf neighbors renewed an offer Wednesday to mediate in Yemen's bloody political crisis, but offered no formula...
Get the full story >>Goodyear blimp catches fire and crashes in Germany, pilot dies
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Goodyear blimp caught fire and crashed near Friedberg, Germany on Sunday, killing the pilot, the tire maker said.
Get the full story >>Lebanon's new Cabinet shows strong Syrian influence
After a five-month deadlock that sowed uncertainty in politically fragile Lebanon, the country's prime minister on Monday further inflamed...
Get the full story >>China tries to restore order after migrant riots
Chinese authorities struggled to restore order Monday after migrant workers, angry over the manhandling of a pregnant vendor, overturned...
Get the full story >>Romney video takes on Obama hours before GOP debate
Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Hours before he attends a CNN/WMUR/New Hampshire Union Leader Republican presidential debate, Mitt...
Get the full story >>Casey Anthony trial: State could wrap up this week
The prosecution's first-degree murder case against Casey Anthony could come to an end as early as this afternoon or early Wednesday.
Get the full story >>Big Three denied; Mavs beat Heat, win franchise's first NBA title
The Dallas Mavericks captured their first NBA championship on Sunday, hitting 11 three-pointers in Game 6 to finish off the
Get the full story >>WWII bomber crashes outside of Chicago; passengers walk away
A World War II "Flying Fortress" bomber that burned after making an emergency landing in a cornfield this morning had undergone...
Get the full story >>'Mormon' reigns at Tony Awards
"The Book of Mormon" knocked down the door of the 65th annual Tony Awards atNew York's Beacon Theatre on Sunday night, snagging a worshipful...
Get the full story >>Rep. Giffords releases first post-shooting portrait
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The first photographs of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords since she was shot in the head in January were posted on...
Get the full story >>Wendy's to sell off Arby's
Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc said it would sell most of struggling roast beef sandwich chain Arby's Restaurant Group Inc to private equity...
Get the full story >>Powerful quakes again hit New Zealand's Christchurch
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A series of powerful tremors rattled the quake-prone New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, destroying buildings...
Get the full story >>Springsteen says Clemons' health signs are 'encouraging'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rock star Bruce Springsteen confirmed on Tuesday that saxophonist Clarence Clemons of his E Street Band has suffered...
Get the full story >>Ex-BART officer's early release from prison draws protest
Family members and supporters of the unarmed man killed in 2009 by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer called the former officer's...
Get the full story >>Zawiyah's heart a ghost town after rebel advance
ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - For a city that the Libyan government has said is under no real threat from rebels, the center of Zawiyah was...
Get the full story >>Tanks deploy in east, Syrians flee assault on north
AMMAN (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians fled the historic town of Maarat al-Numaan to escape tank forces thrusting into the country's north...
Get the full story >>IMF cyber attack boosts calls for global action
LONDON (Reuters) - Governments, multinational corporations and global institutions are losing the battle against computer hackers and must...
Get the full story >>Turkey's Erdogan promises consensus after big win
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party has scored a resounding third consecutive election victory, but he...
Get the full story >>New world's shortest man certified in the Philippines
(CNN) -- A man from the Philippines was certified as the world's shortest man this weekend as he reached his 18th birthday, Guinness World...
Get the full story >>Liberal U.S. Catholics say Church not listening
DETROIT (Reuters) - Members of a liberal group of U.S. Roman Catholics on Sunday called on Church leaders to open talks with their members...
Get the full story >>Crosswalks are increasingly deadly for the elderly
The wide avenues of the Upper West Side have some of this city's handsomest neighborhoods, premier cultural venues and long stretches of...
Get the full story >>Thousands rally for reform in Bahrain
MANAMA (Reuters) - Thousands of Bahrainis shouting "we are victorious" gathered for a rally for political reform on Saturday, in the first...
Get the full story >>Somalia vows to defeat Qaeda after killing Mohammed
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's president said his security forces will defeat al Qaeda and its affiliate militants in the war-ravaged...
Get the full story >>Sarah Palin emails: Relationship with Senate president grew 'toxic'
Sarah Palin feuded bitterly with Senate President and fellow Republican Lyda Green.
Get the full story >>NATO strikes Tripoli, Libyan rebels make gains
TRIPOLI/KIKLA, Libya (Reuters) - NATO warplanes attacked Tripoli on Tuesday night after Libyan rebels pushed back forces loyal to leader...
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