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Israel unleashed a ferocious attack on Hamas targets Tuesday, knocking out Gaza's only power plant, leveling the house of a top terrorist and shelling Palestinian radio and TV stations. At...

Libya is quickly sliding into the realm of a failed state as rebel forces and Islamist militants battle against government troops

A New Hampshire girl who was abducted and held in a shipping container for nine months stared down her accused kidnapper during a court hearing on Tuesday. Abigail Hernandez, 15,...

What was meant to be a controlled operation by Israel against Hamas in Gaza has exploded

Sen. Leahy's USA Freedom Act carries stronger reforms than a version passed out of the House earlier this year

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque man is facing charges after authorities say a couple found him naked and sleeping in their bed. Investigators say 30-year-old Freddy Shelby was arrested Sunday...

the awards make up a to-try list of over-the-top menu offerings.

The Cuomo administration claimed last year there were no records of its contacts with an anti-corruption panel involving the Real Estate Board of New York -- just three months after...

Chinese state media report heavy casualties in attack in northwestern Xinjiang region

Teachout lacks Cuomo's name identification and campaign treasury. But she is a uniquely credible challenger in this race, and for this debate. As the first national director of the Sunlight Foundation, which has been in ...

Hamas releases video Tuesday that purports to show militants emerging from a tunnel and attacking Israeli soldiers. It could not be independently verified by Reuters. At first, Hamas militants appear to run through a des...

Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, the most prominent physician working with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, died Tuesday from the disease. He was 39. The news was confirmed by the country's chief medical officer. "It is a big and irr...

Terrence P. Carter, incoming superintendent of New London, Conn. schools, appears to have lifted several paragraphs of hid job application from other sources without attribution.

Backstreet is not back. 

Most are right-leaning, potentially threatening GOP bid for control of the Senate

Curiously absent from the latest resolution is any mention of Hamas

Possibly in an attempt to drive down costs

The aid group Samaritan's Purse is pulling nonessential personnel out of West Africa after two workers contracted Ebola.

"I'm not cheap ok, I think every person should coupon. If you have the opportunity to save money, why wouldn't you?" Words to live by from an unexpected source, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler. Most people remember former Mi...

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After more than five hours of mediated talks between the government and the hedge funds on Wednesday, neither side appeared closer to a deal.