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An Army psychiatrist defending himself against charges that he targeted soldiers in a massacre at Fort Hood argued against allowing a jury to consider lesser charges, telling the court the attack was not carried out in t...

Pfc. Bradley Manning, who was sentenced on Wednesday to 35 years in prison for leaking government files, said in a statement that "I am female" and wanted to begin living life that way.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Testimony by North Korean defectors at U.N. hearings this week in Seoul has produced chilling accounts of systematic rape, murder and torture -- but it's also a poignant reminder of past, tooth...

Officials meet embarrassment after downplaying issues

Interim PM's office says ex-President to be put under house arrest, after court order to release him in corruption case.

Education talk upstaged in upstate N.Y.

Every Sunday John Walker had a date to call his wife and young daughters in Minnesota. It was 1985, so he would ring from the landline in his apartment in Guadalajara, Mexico. The journalist had temporarily moved there h...

The 6 million European Roma have become scapegoats for the continent's economic woes

One of the two sentenced to life over botched plot last year believed to be aimed at Israeli diplomats in Bangkok.

If things keep going the way they have in Virginia for the past 36 years, Ken Cuccinelli will win the governor's race. The state's changing demographics, however, are giving Democratic contender Terry McAuliffe an advant...

Anthony D. Marshall, 89, has been deemed so frail and sick that he will be let out of prison after serving about 60 days of his sentence of one to three years.

Today in show business news: Bradley Cooper might be playing a very funny role in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Randy Jackson is not done with American Idol, and more of Jon Snow's abs.

If you have any questions about Ron Paul's Reddit "Ask Me Anything," in which the former Congressman fielded questions from Reddit users, shoot.

Departing FBI chief worries terrorists will again target planes or pull off a WMD attack

Buccaneers say Carl Nicks, Lawrence Tynes sidelined with MRSA infections

Aeropostale reports 2Q loss, issues dim forecast and plans to close more stores as sales slump

JC Penney adopts 'poison pill' to stave off any takeover after 6th straight quarterly loss

Corporate profits at all-time highs, CEO's salaries and bonuses skyrocketing; at the same time millions of unemployed Americans are barely surviving and this nation's economy remains stagnant and lifeless. How much longe...

Government argues law violates the Constitution

Some in party still want to defund health care act

She's unwilling to admit her own ambition

(Reuters) - American Airlines and US Airways said on Thursday they are seeking a November 12 trial date in U.S. federal court to hear the challenge by the U.S. Justice Department to their proposed merger, which would for...