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A new trial has been granted to Marissa Alexander, who was sentenced for firing "warning shots" at her husband during a dispute.     

In the midst of tragedy and fear, there were moments of heroism during the terrifying mall attack in Kenya.

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- A multi-story building collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai early Monday, sending rescuers racing to reach more than two dozen people feared trapped in the rubble. There were no immediat...

Feds direct $100M in grants to help broke Detroit tear down vacant buildings, spur job growth     

The Senate Intelligence Committee appears to be moving quickly to pass a bill aimed at building public confidence in a once-secret National Security Agency call log program.     

MIT Professor Says Lightsaber Discovery Could Lead To Amazing Scientific Advancements     

A college student was arrested Thursday for allegedly hijacking the webcams of young women -- among them reigning Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf -- taking nude images, then blackmailing his victims to send him more explicit ...

New York City Opera plans bankruptcy next week if money not raised, scrapping rest of season     

NEW YORK (AP) -- Iran's foreign minister says his country and key world powers have agreed to try to fast-track negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear program to within a year.     

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- A Democratic advocacy group violated the state's campaign finance laws by running television ads against the Republican candidate for governor in 2010 without registering as a political action com...

Defiant Republicans and determined Democrats on Friday pressed toward a showdown over how and whether to keep the federal government running past Monday night, with each side signaling that it would let the government cl...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The state of New York has subpoenaed materials related to the $10 sale of the rights to the "World Trade Center" name.     

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A pair of deadly attacks on U.S. soldiers by uniformed Afghan troops has prompted American commanders to take a fresh look at measures designed to prevent such insider attacks, the No. 2 Pentagon offic...

Three Women Attacked & Robbed In Cambridge     

ROME (AP) -- Italian Premier Enrico Letta warned he will quit unless his coalition receives fresh pledges of unwavering support, and will seek a confidence vote in Parliament on his government, which risks collapses from...

The 2010 agreement closed "rubber rooms" and was supposed to expedite the hearing process, but the union has been slow in helping select arbitrators, the Bloomberg administration said.     

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A student in Providence suffered minor injuries after he was slashed by a box cutter during a fight at a city high school.     

President Obama delivers a statement about foreign policy and the U.S. talks with Iran's new president.

Bill to fund government operations from October 1 to November 15 passed and sent to House of Representatives.

Aaron Hernandez's Girlfriend Shayanna Jenkins Indicted On Perjury Charge     

The American dream of holding two Formula One races next season has been kept alive after a new Grand Prix of America was added to the 2014 calendar.

DAMASCUS, Syria -- Convincing jittery armed militia that you mean them no harm, while at the same time wondering whether you can trust them. Riding solo in the back of a taxi along a sketchy country road, asking yourself...