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Syrian troops capture suburb by major airport

Protesters demonstrate against western intervention in Syria, outside the U.S. embassy in central London on Saturday.Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press The U.S.…

Montana water to help in climate-change study

Daniel Green, a graduate student in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, was getting help last week…

Sick, poor feeling sequester

too soon to measure full impact of budget cuts

Is new technology a danger installed in your car’s dashboard?

Automakers have been trying to excite new-car buyers, especially younger ones, with dashboard infotainment systems that let drivers use voice…

After Albuquerque incident, Whole Foods revises policy

Whole Foods Market Inc. Co-CEO Walter Robb said in a blog post Friday that the recent “unfortunate incident” in Albuquerque…

Iran’s battered reformers seek election rebound

turnout suggests liberals did not stay home

Judge delays remedies in Arpaio profiling case

In May, U.S. District Judge Murray Snow concluded that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office has systematically singled out Latinos…

Flag-bearing skydivers swoop into Philadelphia

The parachutists seemed to float in the air for a few minutes, then swooped down and landed about 20 feet…

Commander of Nazi-led unit lives in U.S.

Michael Karkoc, 94, told American authorities in 1949 that he had performed no military service during World War II, concealing…

EU gets deal on trans-Atlantic trade pact mandate

Under Friday’s deal, trade ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg agreed to France’s demand to keep its movie and television…

Whey from N.Y.’s Greek yogurt used to produce power

More Greek yogurt production has meant more whey, a watery byproduct from the process. Yogurt makers commonly ship it back…

U.S. to arm Syrian rebels

Anti-Syrian regime protesters flash the victory sign during a demonstration in Hass town, Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday. The U.S.…

GOP House passes $638B defense bill

mesh with Senate version before being signed

House revises abortion bill after rape controversy

The legislation, which challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision on a woman’s right to abortion, would ban…

House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill

Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted 315-108 for the legislation, which would block President Barack Obama…

House OKs 2-year sentence for military sex assault

By voice vote, the House approved the additional punishment as part of a series of steps lawmakers have taken to…

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world

The former secretary of state offered her most extensive description of her post-Obama administration agenda on Thursday since leaving her…

Massive storm system hitting Mid-Atlantic

The severe weather was also blamed for two deaths. The storm came and went in the Washington, D.C., area ahead…

New anti-demonstration rule at Supreme Court

The regulation bans activities on the court’s grounds or building such as picketing, speech-making, marching, vigils or religious services “that…

Iranians vote for new president

Election may be decided by who stays home

‘Affordable’ health care?

Wrinkle in new law may pinch lower-wage employees

Weather disasters cost nation $110 billion in 2012

This makes 2012 the second-costliest year since 1980. It had a total of more than $110 billion in damage throughout…

Turkey’s leader meets with protesters

The talks between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erogan and the protesters were an effort to resolve a sit-in at Taksim…