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To kill a copyright suit

To kill a copyright suit

Sep 6, 2013 / 7:14 pm

"To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee has settled a New York lawsuit against two of the defendants she sued in May to re-secure the copyright to...

Quake rattles Guatemala's coastline

Sep 6, 2013 / 7:04 pm

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala's Pacific coastline on Friday evening, causing some adobe homes to collapse in a town near the epicenter. There...

500 baby sea turtles released in Florida

Sep 6, 2013 / 7:38 am

More than 500 sea turtle hatchlings were gently released by hand Thursday onto sea beds off Florida's Atlantic Coast, where the turtles have a better chance...

Obama encouraged by talks on Syria

Sep 6, 2013 / 7:22 am

President Barack Obama said Friday he's encouraged by talks with foreign leaders over how to respond to chemical weapons use in Syria and plans to make his...

Hitler bodyguard dies at 96

Sep 6, 2013 / 6:33 am

He was Adolf Hitler's devoted bodyguard for most of World War II and the last remaining witness to the Nazi leader's final hours in his Berlin bunker....

Toy helicopter kills teen

Toy helicopter kills teen

Sep 5, 2013 / 8:26 pm

A teenage remote control helicopter enthusiast flying one in a park on Thursday was struck in the head by it and killed. Roman Pirozek Jr., 19, was pronounced...

Afghan militants kill Indian female author

Sep 5, 2013 / 7:24 pm

An Indian woman whose memoir about life under Taliban rule was turned into a Bollywood movie was shot dead Thursday by suspected members of the Islamist...

Televangelist diagnosed with cancer

Sep 5, 2013 / 7:16 pm

Crystal Cathedral founder and former televangelist the Rev. Robert H. Schuller has been diagnosed with cancer, his daughter said Thursday. Carol Schuller Milner...

Woman on death row could be freed

Sep 5, 2013 / 7:02 pm

More than two decades after she was sent to death row, an Arizona woman convicted of having her 4-year-old son killed for an insurance payout could soon be...

Brothers get same, unexpected surgery

Sep 5, 2013 / 7:00 pm

Two Minnesota brothers ended up having emergency gallbladder surgery after visiting the hospital. LeRoy Hanson, 65, of Sartell says he offered to give his...

Security chief escapes assassination

Security chief escapes assassination

Sep 5, 2013 / 6:58 pm

Egypt's interior minister narrowly escaped assassination Thursday when a car bomb tore through his convoy, wounding 22 people and leaving a major Cairo...

Egyptian convoy targeted in bombing

Sep 5, 2013 / 7:32 am

A bomb targeted the convoy of Egypt's interior minister Thursday in Cairo in the first attack on a senior government official since the country's...

Fog causes 100 car pileup in London

Sep 5, 2013 / 7:26 am

Fire officials say up to 100 cars have been involved in a traffic accident on a fog-shrouded bridge southeast of London. Kent Fire & Rescue Service says...

Obama heads to Russia, talks on Syria

Sep 5, 2013 / 7:20 am

President Barack Obama is heading into the lion's den of Russia, confronting Syria's key patron as well as foreign leaders skeptical of his call for an...

Amish girl's cancer treatment blocked

Sep 4, 2013 / 8:26 pm

A judge has again blocked an Ohio hospital from forcing a 10-year-old Amish girl to resume chemotherapy after her parents decided to stop the treatments. The...

Senate panel approves strike on Syria

Senate panel approves strike on Syria

Sep 4, 2013 / 12:56 pm

A Senate panel has voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. The...

Obama challenges world on Syria strike

Obama challenges world on Syria strike

Sep 4, 2013 / 10:00 am

President Barack Obama said Wednesday the international community's credibility is at stake in the debate over a military response to the use of chemical...

Exclusive: A Canadian's eyes in Syria

Exclusive: A Canadian's eyes in Syria

Sep 4, 2013 / 9:30 am

As the situation between Syria and the United States continues to intensify, it must be pointed out that the majority of our thoughts and opinions on the...

Lance Armstrong to testify in fraud case

Sep 4, 2013 / 7:20 am

A Texas judge is pushing Lance Armstrong closer to his first sworn testimony on details of his performance-enhancing drug use, ordering the cyclist to answer...

Redneck radio - Want to buy a gun?

Sep 4, 2013 / 6:39 am

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - A man wants to sell a truck, and a woman wants to buy some tomatoes. In much of the world, they might turn to a computer to post ads online...

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