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Study: One-third of countries repress religion - 38 minutes ago

People living in a third of all countries are restricted from practicing religion freely, either...

Officials: U.S. missile barrage kills 17 in Pakistan - 1 hour ago

Two U.S. missile strikes pummeled targets inside the main sanctuary used by al-Qaeda and the Taliban...

Fed: U.S. recovering, still weak - 2 hours ago

Central bank will shut down some of the emergency measures put in place during crisis.

Recession in the Rust Belt - 2 hours ago

FALLOUT: The Unrecovered | In Ohio's fading steel towns, workers still wait for economic revival...

The Grinch plus Star Wars plus Science Budget Cuts plus Santa equal... [The World's Fair] - 1 hour ago

... well this. This being the (now pretty much) annual SCQ Christmas offering from structural...

Tragic H1N1 death of University of North Carolina freshman: get your vaccine now [Terra Sigillata] - 2 hours ago

If you think that the H1N1 pandemic is slowing down and have grown complacent with vaccination now...

Vision Emerges of New Consumer - 42 minutes ago

The economy appears to have begun recovering, but businesses don't expect consumers to return to...

Stocks Fall, Led by Financials - 37 minutes ago

Stocks fell as worries about higher interest rates filtered throughout financial markers, sending...

Cincinnati Bengals' Chris Henry Dies - 54 minutes ago

Wide Receiver was Injured After Falling From Moving Truck During Domestic Dispute, Police Say      ...

Kanye, Tiger and More Wacky 2009 Moments - yesterday

White House Party Crashers, Balloon Boy and the Gosselins Also Among 2009's Strangest Stories ...

Cincinnati Bengals' Chris Henry Dies - 54 minutes ago

Wide Receiver was Injured After Falling From Moving Truck During Domestic Dispute, Police Say      ...

Kanye, Tiger and More Wacky 2009 Moments - yesterday

White House Party Crashers, Balloon Boy and the Gosselins Also Among 2009's Strangest Stories ...

'Robin Hood' Gambler Planning Next Score in Vegas - 1 hour ago

A high-stakes blackjack player who wants to use his gambling skills to help a family in financial...

Clinton Pledges $100B Carrot - 1 hour ago

With climate talks seemingly back on track, secretary of state says the U.S. will join other rich...

Fed: U.S. recovering, still weak - 2 hours ago

Central bank will shut down some of the emergency measures put in place during crisis.

Recession in the Rust Belt - 2 hours ago

FALLOUT: The Unrecovered | In Ohio's fading steel towns, workers still wait for economic revival...

Left rebels against health reform - 1 hour ago

Top progressives attack the health-reform plan as 'unsupportable" and a sellout to corporate...

Pelosi's 2010 plan: Jobs, deficit - 9 hours ago

Says there's "fierce determination" to reduce deficit.

Chris Henry, dead at 26, could have been a role model (Yahoo! Sports) - 2 hours ago

Redemption stories are the best kinds of stories. If someone's failed, lost their way or made more...

Senate panel clears Bernanke nomination (AP) - 1 hour ago

A Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to run...

British High Court Says Jewish School’s Ethnic-Based Admissions Policy Is Illegal - 11 hours ago

Britain’s Supreme Court found a Jewish school guilty of racial discrimination for denying entry to a...

Iran Says It Tested Upgraded Missile - 11 hours ago

Iran’s announcement on Wednesday seemed to be aimed at discouraging a military attack on its nuclear...

Burmese Dissident Meets With Party - 11 hours ago

The military regime in Myanmar allowed the opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with...

U.S. Auto Engineer in Chinese Custody for Over a Year - 6 hours ago

The engineer, who won awards for his work developing catalysts that control auto emissions, is being...

P.L.O. Extends President Mahmoud Abbas’s Term - 11 hours ago

The Palestine Liberation Organization’s decision to extend the president’s term is an attempt to...

Swiss Report First Appeals Filed in UBS Tax Case - 10 hours ago

Switzerland has received two appeals in the UBS tax case, a judicial official said, just weeks after...

Man Arrested Trying to Enter Berlusconi’s Hospital Room - 11 hours ago

A man was arrested as he sought to enter Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s hospital room,...

9/11 Families Press Judges on Sifting at Landfill - 11 hours ago

Some relatives want to see nearly one million tons of debris from the World Trade Center, now in a...

World Briefing | Europe: A Diplomatic Advance for South Ossetia - 11 hours ago

The tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru has established diplomatic relations with South Ossetia,...

World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Court Sides With U.S. Father - 11 hours ago

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a 9-year-old boy living in Brazil should be returned to...

Names of the Dead - 11 hours ago

The Department of Defense has identified 925 American service members who have died as a part of the...

China's Changing Views on Race - 3 days ago

As China expands economic ties with the rest of the world, how might increased immigration alter...

Schwarzenegger approval rating hits new low

The poll found that just 27% of Californians approve of the job the governor is doing -- a career...

Santa Ana College baseball player's autopsy is inconclusive

Metrolink got a waiver to not post simple safety signs

More than a decade ago, the commuter rail agency bypassed a federal requirement that was intended to...