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Roy Hodgson believes Wayne Rooney can be the inspiration for England to win tonight against Ukraine in Donetsk.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- As the recession took its toll many states diverted scarce money away from pension plans to pay for more immediate concerns, and the amount of new costs states will owe the public retirement funds in the decades ahead ballooned to $757 billion, according to a study released Monday....

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A state lawmaker who says she was barred from speaking in the Michigan House because Republicans objected to her saying "vagina" during debate on anti-abortion legislation is set to perform "The Vagina Monologues" on the Statehouse steps - with a hand from the author....

RIALTO, Calif. (AP) -- An autopsy has been completed on Rodney King, but the results won't be released for several weeks....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the latest likely case of an insider attack, an American service member was killed and several others injured Monday when individuals dressed in Afghan police uniforms turned their guns on them in southern Afghanistan, U.S. officials said....

Hockey mom takes to the ice to stop a fight, tells referee to do his job.

The Tories' chief fundraiser admits arranging a House of Lords dinner for American Express customers in exchange for a charity donation.

A storm chaser captures the beauty of severe weather in western Minnesota on video.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Monday that a Texas horse trainer charged with conspiring to launder money for Mexico's powerful Zetas drug cartel should be released on bond, rejecting the prosecution's argument that the threat of cartel reprisals against him was so severe it could harm the surrounding community....

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- European leaders at the G-20 summit struggled to reassure the world Monday that they were on the path to solving their continent's relentless economic crisis, defending the pace of their response even as market pressures pushed Spain closer to needing a bailout that would strain the world's ability to pay....

The US and Russian leaders call for an immediate end to violence in Syria, at their first meeting since Vladimir Putin became president again.

Italy earn the victory they needed against an already eliminated Republic of Ireland to go through to the last eight of Euro 2012.

A bear attacks a woman after apparently being attracted by the smell of her cooking, according to authorities.

KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Aid workers searched for bodies Monday among charred vehicles and destroyed market stalls after a trio of church bombings sparked reprisal killings in northern Nigeria, officials said. The Nigerian Red Cross said the death toll had more than doubled, to 50 people....

KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Aid workers searched for bodies Monday among charred vehicles and destroyed market stalls after a trio of church bombings sparked reprisal killings in northern Nigeria, officials said. The Nigerian Red Cross said the death toll had more than doubled, to 50 people....

KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Aid workers searched for bodies Monday among charred vehicles and destroyed market stalls after a trio of church bombings sparked reprisal killings in northern Nigeria, officials said. The Nigerian Red Cross said the death toll had more than doubled, to 50 people....

KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Aid workers searched for bodies Monday among charred vehicles and destroyed market stalls after a trio of church bombings sparked reprisal killings in northern Nigeria, officials said. The Nigerian Red Cross said the death toll had more than doubled, to 50 people....

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A member of the Palestinian national soccer team, imprisoned by Israel for nearly three years, agreed Monday to end a hunger strike of more than three months in exchange for his release July 10, his lawyer said....

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A member of the Palestinian national soccer team, imprisoned by Israel for nearly three years, agreed Monday to end a hunger strike of more than three months in exchange for his release July 10, his lawyer said....

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A member of the Palestinian national soccer team, imprisoned by Israel for nearly three years, agreed Monday to end a hunger strike of more than three months in exchange for his release July 10, his lawyer said....