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CHICAGO (AP) -- The most common type of obesity surgery may increase patients' chances for alcohol abuse, according to the largest study to demonstrate a potential link....

DENVER (AP) -- Firefighters faced dangerous conditions across much of the Rocky Mountain region Monday, as hot, dry weather and expected gusty winds threatened to fuel a wildfire that has charred about 90 square miles in northern Colorado....

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- Mitt Romney sought Monday to capitalize on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's victory in a contentious recall election and predicted that momentum from that race will help him win the state come November and, with it, the White House....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Is it too good to be true?...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Is it too good to be true?...

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- World leaders' relief at Greek voters rejection of an anti-bailout government that could have forced the country's exit from the European currency union had evaporated by early Monday on the continued severity of Europe's economic problems....

LONDON (AP) -- Paul McCartney once sang about life "when I get older, losing my hair, many years from now" when he imagined how life would be when he was 64....

KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- Kuwait's political showdowns intensified Monday as the government suspended parliament for a month over an escalating feud with Islamist-led opposition lawmakers seeking a greater voice in the Gulf nation's affairs....

Chances are if you're a president, premier or plain ol' peacemaker with an eye on publicity, you've managed to get a bit of Bono in your life....

NEW YORK (AP) -- The leader of the group representing most American nuns challenged the Vatican's reasons for disciplining her organization, insisting that raising questions about church doctrine should not be seen as rebellion....

SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin need one another, an uncomfortable truth for the superpower leader waging a tough re-election campaign and the newly elected Russian leader who is deeply suspicious of the United States....

SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin need one another, an uncomfortable truth for the superpower leader waging a tough re-election campaign and the newly elected Russian leader who is deeply suspicious of the United States....

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is blaming the media for fueling the latest scandal over leaked Vatican documents and is insisting that there are no power struggles or problems of unity in the Holy See's governance....

TAFTANAZ, Syria (AP) -- The main street of this once-bustling Syrian farm town now stands eerily quiet, its shops charred black from arson, its shoppers replaced by cats roaming the rubble of homes destroyed by tank fire....

TAFTANAZ, Syria (AP) -- The main street of this once-bustling Syrian farm town now stands eerily quiet, its shops charred black from arson, its shoppers replaced by cats roaming the rubble of homes destroyed by tank fire....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A Northern California man was rescued after his 50-foot boat was struck by a whale while he sailed alone about 40 miles off the western coast of Mexico, authorities said....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A Northern California man was rescued after his 50-foot boat was struck by a whale while he sailed alone about 40 miles off the western coast of Mexico, authorities said....

LONDON (AP) -- Think Swiss Alps rather than San Francisco....

DENVER (AP) -- Michael Jolton was a young father with a 5-year-old son when Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000. Now he's got three boys, the oldest near adulthood, and finds himself repeatedly explaining green-leafed marijuana ads and "free joint" promotions endemic in his suburban hometown....

DENVER (AP) -- Michael Jolton was a young father with a 5-year-old son when Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000. Now he's got three boys, the oldest near adulthood, and finds himself repeatedly explaining green-leafed marijuana ads and "free joint" promotions endemic in his suburban hometown....