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Gold found in Calif. couple's back yard may belong to the government.

The Obama administration suspended military ties to Russia, including exercises, port visits and planning meetings, just a day after calling off trade talks.     

A reported deadline laid down by Russian forces to Ukrainian troops in the Crimea has passed at 5 a.m. local time Tuesday (10 p.m. EST) without reports of incidents. The Russian news agency Interfax reported earlier Mond...

Angela Stent argues that Vadimir Putin's move into Crimea is central to his view of Russia's long-term interests.

This year's Academy Awards could be called The Year of the Mom. While "12 Years a Slave" earned the Best Picture Oscar, mothers swept the date category. Many of Hollywood's hottest award contenders brought Mom along to s...

A Wisconsin woman who allegedly offered a hit man sex and $1,000 to murder her attorney fiancé was held on $250,000 bond Monday.

A woman who was rescued about three hours after her house was destroyed by an avalanche in Missoula, Mont., has died at a hospital.

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A Nepalese mountaineering official says the Everest climbing season began this week with new rules that require climbers to bring down their personal garbage, and adds security at the base camp fo...

Fresh clashes break out between anti-government protesters and police in Caracas. Footage shows at least one anti-government protester being dragged away by police. Monday's tensions came as jailed Venezuelan opposition ...

12,000-strong force wouldn't deploy soon

Opposition groups condemn attack involving remotely detonated bomb during protest in village west of the capital Manama.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Seven more overdose deaths have been reported in Rhode Island, bringing the total this year to 56.     

When Charlie and two other dogs faced down intruders in their Los Angeles home, four bullets were fired, striking Charlie in two legs. Charlie's family didn't have the resources to pay for the medical care she needed and...

States should look beyond an inmate's IQ scores to determine whether or not they should be eligible for the death penalty, the U.S. Supreme Court strongly suggested Monday. Using IQ scores as benchmarks in deciding wheth...

After complaints about 'surge pricing'

Yesterday, the first marijuana commercial to be widely distributed by major TV networks aired on Comcast, and it is very, very different from the first local marijuana ad, which aired in California in 2010.      

This year, a record 1,645 billionaires made it to FORBES' annual ranking of the world's richest people.

Neocons, Obama, Israel, Iran, Putin and ... TPP and globalization one world corporate planet people... Oh My!!

The US, the EU, and their press oracles should have more carefully considered the direct impact of Ukrainian destabilization on Moscow. Left with no choice but to act, Putin will most certainly act. When the Russian Fede...

In his 2015 budget, President Obama will propose removing illegal immigrants from the Medicare rolls and require citizenship or lawful presence in the country as a condition of getting benefits.     

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The federal government's only underground nuclear waste dump remained shuttered Monday and state environment officials said they have set deadlines for the U.S. Department of Energy and its cont...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australia will comply by an International Court of Justice ruling banning it from using documents the government seized from a lawyer working for East Timor in an arbitration case over a multi...