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Democratic President-elect Barack Obama has vowed to reverse or sharply modify many of the Bush administration's policies. Based on his campaign promises, these are key areas where changes are expected.
Stephon Marbury has been dropped by the New York Knicks. Photograph: David Liam Kyle/Getty Images Photograph: David Liam Kyle/Getty Five letters to strike fear into the heart of even the most well-r...
AP - When Kanye West performs Thursday at the MTV Europe Music Awards, it will be the second time he's taken the stage at the ceremony — but the first time he's been invited.
SAN FRANCISCO - California's gay-rights movement has been beset by infighting and finger-pointing since the defeat of gay marriage at the ballot box, with some activists questioning the campaign's mil...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Millions of Southern Californians, many with a sense of amusement, simultaneously crouched under tables and desks for two minutes of imagined seismic turmoil on Thursday in the...
The Bush administration is hopeful that world leaders, at a summit in Washington next week, will adopt an action plan singling out some short-term steps that could be taken to deal with the current financial crisis as well as prevent similar problems from happening again.
DETROIT (AP) ― A federal judge says a Detroit city employee can proceed with a civil suit claiming she couldn't work because of a co-worker's strong perfume.The Detroit News says U.S. District ...
Three victims, family of fourth victim to sue over 2007 Minnesota bridge collapse Thirteen people killed, 145 others injured in bridge collapse NTSB plans to release final report on Thursday
Washington - The White House acknowledged Thursday that reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by the end of the year was unlikely because of the political stalemate in Israel that resulted in pla...
By VERENA DOBNIKASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW YORK -- Several generations of Robert F. Kennedy's family have gathered for a ceremony renaming New York City's Triborough Bridge in honor of the slain s...
WASHINGTON – Shortly after leaving the voting booth, 70-year-old community activist Donald E. Robinson had a thought: “Why do I have to be listed as African-American? Why can't I just be A...
CHICAGO (CBS) ― All across the city and suburbs, people are finding a variety of ways to set aside time to honor and remember the nation's veterans. President-elect Barack Obama is back in Chic...
Ex-Dallas Times Herald editor Johnson dead at 74 Former Dallas Times Herald Executive Editor Ken Johnson, who transformed the newspaper into a Pulitzer Prize winner, has died at the age of 74.
2nd Mass. politician charged with taking bribe FBI agents arrested a Boston city council member Friday after he was allegedly videotaped taking a $1,000 bribe from an undercover agent in an expanding ...
Police in Venezuela say an American tourist was shot and killed, and a friend wounded, in an apparent robbery attempt aboard a sailboat off the Caribbean coast.
Signs that Barack Obama may make once bitter foe Hillary Clinton his secretary of state are provoking a flurry of questions over the president-elect's motivation and vision for foreign policy. Politic...
Reuters - Zimbabwe has barred former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other prominent figures from visiting the country to assess the humanitarian crisis, the group said on Saturday.
TOKYO (AP) ― Japanese Olympic officials think the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president could boost Chicago's chances of hosting the 2016 Summer Games at the expense of Tokyo's bid. Obama'...
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