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Al Qaida of the Arabian Peninsula claims its attempts to blow up package bombs on two cargo flights headed to the US cost only 4,200 dollars...

Los Angeles Times On a June night just outside London, the magic finally came to an end for the cast and crew of the "Harry Potter...

The screenplay for the sequel to J.J. Abrams' better-than-we'd-dared-hope Star Trek is almost done, and news has been trickling ou...

WASHINGTON — When Congress passed the health care law, it envisioned doctors and hospitals joining forces, coordinating care and holding d...

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Senator Carol Moseley Braun entered the race for Chicago mayor on Saturday by reintroducing herself to voters, some ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease who took Vytorin, a cholesterol -lowering pill, had one-sixth fewer heart attacks, strokes or operation...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is considering addressing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce early next year, taking his case to one of the...

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — Two women and an 11-year-old boy were stabbed to death and dismembered before their remains were put in garbage ba...

NEW ORLEANS -- Mayor Mitch Landrieu says New Orleans' most widespread boil-water advisory since Hurricane Katrina will continue at leas...

Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed to belittle incoming Speaker John Boehner's penchant for crying. (AP) Outgoing Speaker Nancy...

After decades of fierce opposition to the use of all contraception, the pontiff will end the Catholic Church's absolute ban on the use ...

Antananarivo, Madagascar (CNN) -- Renegade military officers who declared a coup in Madagascar earlier this week surrendered Saturday follo...

SALEM, Ore. -- People who knew Bruce Turnidge and his son say they loved their guns, hated President Obama , and fantasized about starting ...

Could New York's subway be going suburban? A proposal to extend the No. 7 line across the Hudson River has straphan...

Image Credit: Jaap Buitendijk Harry Potter is one popular bespectacled teenager. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 bewitched t...

The Taliban say NATO is heading for defeat in Afghanistan after the alliance announced plans to begin withdrawing troops from the country fr...

CHICAGO—Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun kicked off her campaign Saturday for Chicago mayor, joining a crowded field that already includ...

Sarah Palin got all pissed off last week when excerpts from her upcoming memoir , America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag , ...

Militants patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area, Nigeria (2006 file photo) The Nigerian army says it has arrested a m...

WASHINGTON — A newly discovered exchange of e-mails led the House ethics committee on Friday to delay its trial of Representative Maxine Wa...

By Brian Rohan BERLIN (Reuters) - Police on Saturday said there were no signs of an imminent attack by militants in...

Newark Mayor Cory Booker will give police until Nov. 30 to vote on a plan that would avoid firing officers as part of steps to balance the...

WELLSVILLE, N.Y. — Police say an 11-year-old girl was killed in a three-car crash involving a driver impaired by drugs. State police said ...

One of the striking aspects of the case of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani , the first former Guantánamo detainee tried in a civilian court, was ho...

India’s prime minister rejected allegations that he had delayed responding to calls for prosecution of a minister that awarded phone license...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A woman and her three young children were found killed at a violent crime scene in a north Florida home on Saturday...

Reduce the size of the military rather than reduce pay for noncombat members of the military. Impose a millionaire’s tax rather than cut de...

By Kevin G. Hall • McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON • Just in time to dash holiday cheer, recently unveiled de...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Saturday ordered Gawker Media to pull leaked pages of Sarah Palin's forthcoming book "America by...

Al Qaida of the Arabian Peninsula claims its attempts to blow up package bombs on two cargo flights headed to the US cost only 4,200 dollars...

By John Pomfret Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 21, 2010; 12:17 AM The Obama administration has dispatched a team of exp...

TSA touching a nerves Lisbon, Portugal (CNN) -- President Barack Obama stood by new controversial screening measures Saturday, calling meth...

In the official sector lane, representatives of Ireland, the ECB, the EU and the IMF are frantically working together to come up with a ...

HANEDA, Japan (HawaiiNewsNow) - Flight 458 is about to arrive at Honolulu International after a 35 hundred mile journey but it all began muc...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Governor-elect Neil Abercrombie will not be heading to Colorado to attend a seminar for new governors. Abercromb...

Hollywood star Wesley Snipes has been ordered by a US judge to surrender to authorities to start serving a three-year jail term for tax-rela...

This artist's impression shows HIP 13044 b, an exoplanet orbiting a star that entered the Milky Way from another galaxy Astronome...

Mr Singh has reputation unblemished by corruption India's prime minister has rejected accusations that he acted too slowly ove...

Catching the most dangerous strain of E. coli could increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart problems years later, say researchers...

Indonesia has demanded an inquiry into reports that a maid working in Saudi Arabia was killed by her employers and her body dumped on a road...

The response to a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed nearly 1,200 people has been "inadequate", a major medical charity say...

No rescue mission will be launched until at least Sunday morning at the New Zealand coal mine where 29 men are missing after a blast, offici...

Madagascan troops have stormed an army barracks occupied by rebel soldiers, ending a three-day mutiny. Gunshots rang out shortly be...

David Cameron has insisted that UK combat troops will be out of Afghanistan by 2015. The prime minister told the Nato summit in Lis...

Russia has agreed to co-operate on Nato's programme to defend against ballistic missile attacks, Nato's chief has said. And...

TSA: Pilots to be exempt from intrusive screening (AP) Black farmers, Indian...

According to an article in the Israeli daily Haaretz entitled “ Iran, Venezuela plan to build rival to Panama Canal ”, the current border di...

Argentina and Uruguay both say they are happy after a deal was reached to end their long-running row over a pulp mill on the banks of their ...

Police in Brazil say they have arrested 22 people as part of an 18-month effort to break an international drug syndicate.

A Colombian man has been murdered inside a church as he attended a memorial mass for a relative who had also died violently, police say.

Colombia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate for a seventh straight month at its monetary policy meeting Friday, citing low ...

Colombia's Vice President Angelino Garzon and U.S. ambassador to Bogota Michael McKinley on Thursday renewed an agreement to promote hum...

Israeli mercenary Yair Klein has been released from prison in Russia and is being repatriated to Israel despite repeated efforts by Colombia...

Chan Chan Peru’s government is planning to invest 1.0 billion soles ($356 million) over the next 3 years in the country’s northern regions o...

Alberto Pizango, the head of the Interethnic Association for the Development of Peru’s Jungle (Aidesep), has launched his campaign for the ...

A delegation from Yale University is expected to be arriving in Lima by the weekend to meet with local authorities to discuss the return of...

BEIJING, AFP - China says more than 81 million of its people will need government relief this winter, after it suffered one of its worst yea...

PARIS, AFP - Monaco's future princess, South African swimming champion Charlene Wittstock, plans to launch into humanitarian work after ...

LAUTOKA has taken a surprise lead after Day One of the FMF Chow Games at the tfl National Stadium yesterday. The Sugar City side bagged...

Rep. Stanley Torres (Ind-Saipan) has sought Delegate Gregorio Kilili Sablan's help in pursuing a federal technical assistance grant for ...

World Tour and Travel and Wings Travel continue to refuse processing passengers under the CNMI's medical referral program, citing the no...

Over 150 Saipan Southern High School students packed the Hollywood Theaters Friday morning to watch the premiere of Harry Potter and the Dea...

Sixty-four students from Japan's Kyoto Gaidi Nishi High School arrived on Saipan yesterday for their annual exchange program with Grace ...

The Senate rejected yesterday a controversial House bill that seeks to legalize marijuana in the CNMI for medical and recreational use, but ...

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CI's Robin Simpson gives a blow by blow account of the G20 commitment to financial consumer protection. While the world’s press and the...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday defended the central bank's plans to spur U.S. economic growt...

The media mogul is said to have inspected the sprawling Old Frick Estate in the ulta-exclustive suburb of Alpine in New Jersey according to ...

A PRISONER on trial for allegedly pulling out his cellmate's lung while he was still alive has put France's troubled prison system u...

Tourists have an easy time of navigating Norfolk Island, which is just 35 sq km, and some local knowledge will help them appreciate the sign...

Appeal base – from left, Florence Syme-Buchanan, Vaine Marsters, Caroline Poko and George George with a donated banner and cartons of gifts...

Northern group islands could be deprived of their right to vote at the November 17 general election if a solution to get the ballot forms an...

RAPPA MP and Party Tumu candidate Albert ‘Peto’ Nicholas has issued a challenge to his election rivals to put aside their campaign hats and ...

Carmel Beattie, CEO of Cook Islands Tourism (CIT), has dismissed claims that CIT could be closing its office in Auckland. An advertisemen...

PEOPLE in the Cook Islands will go to the polls today, with 10,000 people registered to vote in the Pacific nation's general elections, ...

Ethics chief counsel recommends censure for Rangel (AP) Jobless claims rise ...

(Bloomberg) -- Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Properties LLC, discusses yesterday's midterm election and the potential impact on U....

(Bloomberg) -- Kevin Flanagan, chief fixed-income strategist at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, talks about Federal Reserve monetary policy and...

(Bloomberg) -- Former U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling talks about the prospects for a proposed bailout to shore up Ireland...

GE Capital , one of the biggest lenders to small and midsize U.S. companies this year, said a survey showed most chief financial officers se...

Google Boost, the search advertising program meant to give participating local businesses an edge, is on the move. This week, the beta test...

By Michael Burgess at the Asian Games in Guangzhou According to unconfirmed reports, an Iraqi athlete has been stabbed by a fellow competit...

Daniel Radcliffe admitted to taking two pairs of Harry Potter's glasses as a memento of the wizardly saga. Photo: Facebook ...

  Yes, Sarah Palin is considering a run for president, reports Robert Draper in a must-read New York Times piece. But first she'll have ...

Smith's 'Just Kids' is award winner for nonfiction (AP) - 1 hour ago AP - Patti Smith is a literary star. Report: Online ...

Uneasy House Democrats keep Pelosi as their leader (AP) Murkowski becomes 1st write-in senator since '54 (AP) Gitmo detainee...

Sarah Palin's daughter is headed to the reality-competition's finals — even as her actual dancing skills remain a matter of fierce d...

AP Nov. 17: Palestinians gather around a destroyed car after an explosion in Gaza City. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – An Israeli airstrike rippe...

AP - Sept. 5: Tariq Aziz, former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister speaks to the Associated Press in Baghdad. BAGHDAD–Iraq...

AP – FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks in Washington. Seven … By CHARLES BABINGTON, Ass...

EVA Longoria ’s marriage is over with…. for real this time. The actress filed for divorce Wednesday from basketball star Tony Parker , Peo...

They made headlines when they announced their engagement, and now Prince William and Kate Middleton could make gamblers some serious ...

Out for yet another promotional appearance, Katie Price was spotted at the launch of her new fragrance “Precious Love” in London, Engla...

He was recently named the world’s sexiest man by People Magazine, and now a brand new trailer for Ryan Reynolds' film, “Green Lante...

Keeping up on her schedule to better herself, Lindsay Lohan was spotted making her way to the Betty Ford Clinic bright and early on Wed...