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The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said. Complete Story...
President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources.
Jerome Randle scored 18 points and Patrick Christopher sparked a key second-half run that helped No. 13 California open its season with a 75-70 victory over Murray State on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.
Authorities say a 14-year-old boy is dead and his cousin is in custody after a bullet came through the wall of the motor home the boy was sleeping in at a central Oregon hunting camp and struck him in the head.
Kelenna Azubuike scored a season-high 31 points and Anthony Randolph added 23 to help the Golden State Warriors beat the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves 146-105 on Monday night.
Rarely has playing it safe paid off so well for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Asian stocks extended their gains Tuesday after Wall Street touched its highest level for 2009 amid optimism low interest rates would continue to power this year's rally in global markets.
Chicago police said a West Side man who allegedly tried to walk out of a store with three expensive bottles of champagne under his jacket now has 63 arrests under his belt. Officers said the 70-year-old man was initially charged with misdemeanor retail theft, but the charge was upgraded to a felony Monday after authorities look over his extensive police record, which included 62 prior arrests.
Chris Paul had 24 points and 10 assists on a sore ankle, Devin Brown scored 25 points and the New Orleans Hornets bounced right back from a blowout loss with a 112-84 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.
There was a huge pop star, a tennis phenom, a top fashion designer, a key U.S. diplomat and three Beatle wives.
Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy.
White House pastry chef Bill Yosses' light, flaky pie crusts have earned him the nickname "The Crustmaster" from President Barack Obama. His trick to making fruit pies worthy of a president is to bake the bottom crust first, then fill and top the pie and bake it again.
Poor Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living.
Gunmen in camouflage stormed a plywood factory and abducted three workers Tuesday, a day after suspected Muslim militants beheaded a kidnapped schoolteacher on a nearby southern Philippine island, officials said.
Envelopes containing suspicious powder were sent to three foreign consulates in Manhattan on Monday, but initial tests suggested the mailings were a hoax, police officials said.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys for the former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse offered starkly different portraits of the man accused of defrauding a bank Monday in the closing arguments of his nearly monthlong financial fraud trial.
Manu Ginobili scored 36 points without Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in the lineup and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Toronto Raptors 131-124 on Monday night.
Jim Boeheim became the eighth Division I coach to reach 800 wins with the latest milestone a 75-43 victory over Albany on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.
Prosecutors charged the co-owner of a Hermantown construction company with allegedly assaulting a construction worker with a backhoe. The criminal complaint said a 48-year-old man told investigators he wanted to "nudge" the victim, but didn't want to hurt him. He also said it was a stupid thing to do.
The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island.
A Los Angeles businessman has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for selling uncertified aircraft manufacturing parts that were used to make Boeing 737 airplanes.
After two weeks of double eliminations that have seen so-so dancers dropping like flies, "Dancing With The Stars" is down to five couples. Monday was the first night where every couple performed two complete individual dances — one ballroom dance, and one Latin dance styled in the manner of a particular era. The Latin round was a little stronger and a lot weirder than the ballroom round, but in the end, the longtime frontrunner was back at the head of the pack.
Japan said Tuesday it plans to provide up to $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan, effectively replacing its naval refueling mission that supports U.S.-led coalition in the region in a commitment announced days ahead of President Barack Obama's visit.
Jonathan Toews and Troy Brouwer scored power-play goals in a 3:31 span early in the third period Monday night, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
Glenn Beck Meets Internet, LosesMaybe Glenn Beck raped and murdered a young girl in 1990, and maybe he didn't.
Wife says noisy sex conviction breaches rightsA couple's nightly sex sessions were making their neighbours' lives' hell, a court heard today. Caroline and Steve Cartwright's love making was described as "murder" and "unnatural" and drowned out their neighbours' televisions.
Young Conservatives Ashamed of GOP"Many college-aged conservatives are turned off by the Bible-thumping intolerance of much of the Republican Party. "
Fred Phelps' Church Protesting Outside Sasha and Malia Obama's SchoolMembers of Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church, who think 9/11 was punishment for America's tolerance of homosexuality and express their views on that issue by protesting the funerals of dead soldiers, were seen demonstrating outside of the school attended by the Obama girls.
Many senators unhappy with House health billA government health insurance plan included in the House health care bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. They're locked in a battle with liberals, with the fate of President Barack Obama's signature issue at stake.
Worldwide poll: Vast majority say capitalism not working Dissatisfaction with capitalism is widespread around the globe 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall that heralded the demise of European communism, a poll released Monday showed.
Abortion could roil Senate health care debateAbortion opponents in the Senate are seeking restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue.
Witness Walks Back Claim Obama Called Foes "Teabag" And "Extremists"But Blumenauer spokesperson Erin Allweiss emails that Obama never said that: "Congressman Blumenauer was simply summarizing in his own words the President's remarks following the caucus meeting."
U.S. tracked Fort Hood suspect before shootingIntelligence agencies intercepted communications between Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., and a radical cleric in Yemen.
The Implications of a Partial U.N. Relocation From Afghanistan THE UNITED NATIONS on Thursday announced plans to relocate about 600 personnel who have been working in Afghanistan. The move follows a recent attack on U.N. living quarters in Kabul that left six people dead. The relocation is intended to be temporary, and U.N.
Deadly Attack On Lone Porpoise By Dolphins Caught On CameraThe video shows male dolphins coralling the porpoise, ramming it and drowning it, then bringing the carcass to researchers on a boat and swimming away.
Couple's noisy sex sessions 'make neighbours' lives hell'A couple's nightly sex sessions were making their neighbours' lives' hell, a court heard today. Caroline and Steve Cartwright's love making was described as "murder" and "unnatural" and drowned out their neighbours' televisions.
Just lay back and think of it as a Vagina Added TaxHey ladies! Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas thinks you should pay more for your insurance because you chose to have all that crazy plumbing with its nook and crannies down there instead of a good old fashioned American penis.
UN Report Misleading on Afghanistan's Drug ProblemAs President Obama and his advisors debate future troop levels for Afghanistan, a new report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) muddies the water on one of the most important issues in the debate — the effects of Afghanistan's drug production.
Pakistanis back assault on TalibanPakistani troop morale is high three weeks into the army's assault against the Taliban.
Conservatives Register "Tea Party" as Official Political Party in Florida"After hard-line conservatives and tea party activists forced moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava to drop out of the race in New York's 23rd congressional district, they announced that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist would likely be their next target in the GOP civil war.
Obama Stands With Dictators And MuslimsWith nearly a year in office, we now know without doubt exactly where our own president stands on vital national security matters. He has a track record and has shown his true colors over and over again.
President Obama asking about "Teabaggers"Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens's election and then posed a question to the other lawmakers.
Soldiers claim war zone contractors exposed them to toxinsContractors working for the military in Iraq and Afghanistan are fouling the nests of U.S. soldiers with pollution, poisoning the troops in the very bases meant to be their sanctuaries.
Michael Steele Confirms That White Republicans Are Terrified Of HimSTEELE: You're absolutely right. I mean I've been in the room and they've been scared of me. I'm like, "I'm on your side"
Murdoch to explore ways to block google, wants to get rid of fair use laws.The billionaire told Sky News Australia he will explore ways to remove stories from Google's search indexes, including Google News.
"The Polygamy Experience" For $69.95, a pair of former Mormon fundamentalists will give you a bus tour of a polygamist city, freaky.All of this unwanted but very real public attention prompted two brothers who are former members of the FLDS to launch a polygamy tourism business last month.
What's behind America's politically correct 'love' of Islam?The second they heard about the Fort Hood massacre, millions of thinking Americans wondered in their gut: "Oh God, is this another crazy Muslim terrorist carrying out a one-man jihad, as has happened so many times before?"
Delhi prepares to crush rural rebel armyDANTEWADA, INDIA // After years of ignoring a sprawling, largely hidden war raging in the rural countryside that has killed more than 600 people so far this year alone, the Indian government is gearing up for a massive military counter-offensive this month.
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