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A $109 billion transportation bill won approval Wednesday from the Senate but still faces likely political wrangling in the House.

The longtime companion of notorious fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger has pleaded guilty to several charges related to their infamous 16-year run from authorities.

Two victims' families were awarded $4 million each after arguing the school should have warned sooner that two students were slain. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people.

James O'Rourke says the death of the printed encyclopedia is a real loss because of its accuracy and availability

A school bus packed with students collided with a semi-truck in southern Pennsylvania Wednesday, a 911 dispatcher said.

Question: What do Mitt Romney, John McCain, Bob Dole, George H.W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan (twice!) have in common? Answer: Before winning the Republican presidential nominationt, each man first finished in second place during a GOP primary season.

At least one person was killed and at least two others were injured in a shooting today at a Texas courthouse, a judge says.

If Newt Gingrich can't win Alabama and Mississippi, where can he win? The former speaker fell short in the heart of Dixie on Tuesday, and it's not clear where he goes from here.

Tim Stanley says once-cozy relationship between the U.S. and its old ally has cooled as Obama has turned to domestic priorities. As the prime minister makes a state visit, the chill is not lost on Britons

Tim Stanley says once-cozy relationship between the U.S. and its old ally has cooled as Obama has turned to domestic priorities. As the prime minister makes a state visit, the chill is not lost on Britons

Actor and director George Clooney will testify before Congress Wednesday, a day after returning from a trip to a dangerous area under frequent attacks in Sudan.

Matt Welch says even a second-place finish by Rick Santorum could make him a major force in the GOP -- and that's not a good thing

Rick Santorum took his re-energized Republican presidential campaign to Puerto Rico Wednesday after key primary victories in the South that raised questions about conservative rival Newt Gingrich's viability as a candidate and portended a long battle with front-runner Mitt Romney.

Activists presented a petition Tuesday to the United Nations Human Rights Council calling on Pakistan to free a Christian mother of five from being put to death on the charge of blasphemy.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quizzed by lawmakers Wednesday on domestic and foreign policy issues after being summoned before parliament.

Rick Santorum took his re-energized Republican presidential campaign to Puerto Rico on Wednesday after key primary victories in the South that raised questions about conservative rival Newt Gingrich's viability as a candidate and portended a long battle with frontrunner Mitt Romney.

Actor and director George Clooney will testify before Congress Wednesday, a day after returning from a trip to a dangerous area under frequent attacks in Sudan.

William Bennett says that the evangelical patriarch's recent support of marijuana legalization couldn't be more misguided

The United States must learn from a series of crises in Afghanistan so it does not repeat them, the U.S. defense secretary told American troops in the country Wednesday, days after an American soldier was detained on suspicion of killing 16 Afghan men, women and children.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.