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Frida Ghitis says that Obama administration must help the blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng and uphold the values of human rights

CNN's Stan Grant talks to Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng amid controversy over his handling by U.S. officials.

Chen Guangcheng, activist

A U.S. drone hit an al Qaeda training site in southern Yemen, killing 13 suspected militants, three security officials said.

Syrian forces raided a university Thursday, the opposition said, the latest sign of continuing attacks despite a truce implemented three weeks ago and the presence of United Nations monitors in the country.

Two farms have been quarantined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the agency continues to investigate last month's discovery of mad cow disease at a California dairy farm.

Chen Guangcheng says he regrets leaving the refuge of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and is pleading for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to help him get to the United States.

The trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards took a dramatic turn Wednesday when his daughter abruptly left the courtroom during testimony about a fight between her mother and father over his affair with a campaign videographer.

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" sold for $119.9 million at Sotheby's in New York, a record for a work of art sold at an auction.

Investigators have discovered, so far, that the prostitutes in the Secret Service scandal did not steal U.S. secrets.

Maria Cardona says GOP criticism of both Obama's Afghanistan trip and an Obama ad that mentions bin Laden raid is pure politics.

A San Diego student sues for damages after he was left handcuffed and without food or water in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for 5 days.

By midmorning Wednesday, Air Force One touched down at Andrews Air Force Base. President Barack Obama had returned from a surprise trip to Afghanistan that lasted a day but was meant to mark a transition to the end of the more than decadelong war.

The death of the former Chargers linebacker is being treated as a possible suicide, police said. Seau was 43. He played 20 NFL seasons and was picked for 12 Pro Bowls.

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch received a strong endorsement from the board of directors of his News Corp. on Wednesday, a day after British lawmakers investigating a phone hacking scandal said Murdoch was "not a fit person" to run a major international company.

Sanford, Florida, city officials have chosen a former Colorado police chief as an interim replacement for the top cop who stepped aside during the furor over February's killing of an unarmed teen.

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) says he thinks the investigation into the Secret Service scandal has been very thorough.

A passenger who admitted using an electronic device last month to videotape a bird strike has received an FAA warning.

More than 100 people have been charged and an estimated $450 million in false billings uncovered by federal agents in a nationwide operation that authorities say is the largest bust in recent history.

David Frum says the GOP has a problem attracting Latino voters and Marco Rubio as a VP candidate wouldn't change that