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Israel's army chief says Hezbollah guerrillas now possess tens of thousands of rockets, some capable of reaching the country's major cities.
CBS says the real-life Navy secretary, Ray Mabus, will try a different role when he appears on the network's hit drama "NCIS."
A former union president imprisoned for racketeering testified Monday that his late boss expected "favors" in Albany from then New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno in return for investing union pension funds with the company that employed Bruno.
Rackspace Hosting Inc. posted a 45 percent jump in third-quarter profit as revenue climbed and the company won new customers.
A restaurant and two condominium developments near the Lake of the Ozarks allowed sewage to be dumped into the popular central Missouri lake, state Attorney General Chris Koster claims in two lawsuits filed Monday.
Dozens of Missouri communities will be splitting $266 million for wastewater and drinking water improvements under a construction plan announced by Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday.
Lawmakers allied with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will introduce a bill within days that could cut short his pending trials on tax fraud and corruption charges, one of the premier's most powerful backers in parliament said Tuesday.
Beazer Homes USA said Tuesday it posted a fourth-quarter profit despite a plunge in revenue, thanks to a large gain on the prepayment of debt.
A South Carolina coroner says three people including a young child are dead and six were injured in a drive-by shooting in a small town.
Authorities say a Seton Hall University men's basketball player was drunk when he caused a wrong-way crash on the Garden State Parkway.
EU antitrust regulators said Tuesday that they are investigating whether Thomson Reuters Corp. is breaking monopoly abuse rules by preventing customers from applying their own codes to financial market datafeeds.
European Union countries on Tuesday backed new financial oversight rules for bankers' pay and for how much extra capital banks should set aside to cover high-risk investments.
Banking group Barclays PLC on Tuesday reported strong earnings in its investment banking unit and announced the restart of dividend payments, but also warned that the bad debts weighing on its profits have not yet peaked.
Britain's Lloyds Banking Group PLC said Tuesday that it plans to cut about 4,300 jobs and transfer 680 more in a series of reorganizational moves in its group operations, insurance and retail division.
The Obama administration's plan to combat the foreclosure crisis has reached about 20 percent of troubled homeowners in the states most affected by the housing meltdown, according to data being released Tuesday.
France's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas not to step down and vowed to press that point during a trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the coming days.
A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, the first such clash in seven years, South Korean officials said.
The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them.
The trial of an 88-year-old man accused of murdering three civilians in wartime Holland as part of a Nazi hit squad was postponed Tuesday until next week on medical grounds.
Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Tuesday reported a 15 percent increase in first-half net profit. Results were boosted by favorable currency movements, lower taxes and expansion at its Verizon Wireless venture in the U.S.
A group of protesters pleaded for help Tuesday from President Barack Obama before his visit to China next week, saying anyone seen as a troublemaker is often treated harshly before major events in the capital.
Jing Zhao of China has set a world record in the women's 50-meter backstroke at a short-course World Cup meet.
Egypt and the Getty Conservation Institute announced Tuesday a five year project to restore the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing General Motors Co. to come up with a "reliable concept" for the future of its subsidiary Opel.
Fort Hood suspect warned of threats in ranksMaj. Nidal M. Hasan gave hour-long lecture on Islam, suicide bombers and threats the military could encounter from Muslims conflicted about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Glenn Beck Meets Internet, LosesMaybe Glenn Beck raped and murdered a young girl in 1990, and maybe he didn't.
Healer-in-chief Obama heads to Fort HoodPresidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it. For the first time, President Barack Obama faces such a moment Tuesday at Fort Hood.
Straight ex-spouses offer quiet voice for gay marriageMany of these former spouses -- from those who still feel raw resentment toward their exes to those who have reached a mutual understanding -- see the legalization of same-sex marriage as a step toward protecting not only homosexuals but also heterosexuals.
A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist has written an article that does no credit to him or to the prize that he was once awarded.
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.
DiaryJune is never a good month on the plains. It was 46ºC in Fortress Islamabad a fortnight ago. The hundreds of security guards manning roadblocks and barriers were wilting, sweat pouring down their faces as they waved cars and motorbikes through.
Son Who Stabbed Burglar Finds Himself Charged With MurderOmari Roberts, 23, was widely praised after tackling Tyler Juett, 17, and a 14-year-old accomplice when he caught them breaking into his mother's home.
Republicans Giving Women 'Back of the Hand Treatment': Wasserman-SchultzThe Republicans who shouted down and continuously interrupted female members of the House testifying in favor of the health care bill on Saturday were giving women what amounted to the "back of the hand treatment," Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.) said Monday.
U.S. Knew of Fort Hood Suspect's Tie to Radical Cleric Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and this year between the military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings.
American Media Hostility Towards Pakistan: An Empirical ViewIS there a way to reassure the American print media that if left to itself, Pakistan can manage its domestic security situation very well? "We have the capacity to tackle our internal security environment", reassured Pakistan's former chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, wh …
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.
How Biased Media Can Brainwash YouA new study reveals that even savvy media consumers are affected by biased coverage.
In line with its policy of using force to resolve situations India has embarked on what it calls 'operation Green Hunt' to hunt down and kill the Naxalites fighting for their rights in India's insurgency dominated north east.
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.
More Proof That Our Country Doesn't Let Kids Be KidsMom always told you not to play with your food. She probably didn't tell you that you could get arrested for it though.
CBS Wrong About Obama Says National Security Advisor General Jim JonesWhite House National Security Adviser Retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement Monday vehemently denying media reports that suggest U.S. President Barack Obama has privately decided to send close to 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. .
"Obama Goes Full On Nazi"Geller on anonymous Dem strategist claiming WH told him not to appear on Fox again: "Obama Goes Full On Nazi"
Hannity concocts smear that Obama at fault for Ft. Hood shooting"Sean Hannity speculated that "there is a chance our government knew all about" alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan "and did nothing because nobody wanted to be called an Islamophobe," "
Apple can see Microsoft on the horizonApple phoenix-like rise from the ashes has propelled its market value to $180 billion, raising the possibility that it could challenge Microsoft for the technology crown.
Near death, aided by ghostly companion - CNN.comIf this has happened to you, you will never forget it. Please share your experiences here.
Justice Dept. Asked For News Site's Visitor ListsVery disturbing request from the Justice Department "U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day." What is even worse is that they put a gag order on the request.
Bambi buys the farm in the lions den at National Zoo"A deer that jumped a wall at the National Zoo was fatally injured by two lions Sunday as dozens of startled spectators looked on.
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