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A person claiming to have seen some of Trayvon Martin's final moments told CNN that the person who walked away from the conflict "didn't appear hurt."

Tim Stanley says Sarah Palin lacks Romney's elitism and Santorum's extremism, and if she were running, she'd have the nomination sewn up.

As Congress prepares to vote on the Republican budget plan submitted by Rep. Paul Ryan, some budget experts believe that he federal government is so far in the red that it may not balance the budget again in our lifetime.

The Republican-controlled House passed the leadership's 2013 budget plan, which creates a clear contrast between the two parties ahead of the general election.

Lindsay Lohan thanked the judge Thursday "for being fair" as the judge ended the felony probation that has followed the actress for nearly five years.

After six terms in the Senate, Indiana's Richard Lugar finds himself the latest target of the tea party movement's desire both to have more influence over the policy agenda in Congress and to make the Republican Party more conservative.

Nearly one out of every five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year were killed by Afghan police or army forces. Nine of the 16 victims were U.S. soldiers.

Melody Barnes says the health care act offers peace of mind for families. Those who want it repealed have no credible alternatives.

Brothers Thomas and Raymond Kwok, who control Hong Kong's biggest property development company, Sun Hung Kai, were arrested for suspected corruption, authorities said Thursday.

Declaring that the American oil industry is "booming," President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation will be watching to see where Congress stands on his push to end tax breaks for the major oil companies.

The man in charge of ensuring the safety of miners at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch coal mine pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he helped conceal hazardous conditions from federal inspectors.

Pakistan has fired a doctor who helped the CIA to hunt Osama bin Laden, a senior government official told CNN.

One in 88 children now have some form of autism spectrum disorder, according to a report by federal officials. Boys with autism outnumber girls 5-1, they say.

Mazen Hajisa has a secret.

Ruben Navarrette says that the labeling of George Zimmerman is troubling since anyone, regardless of color, can be a racist

It's perhaps fitting that a story with so many layers should be symbolized by a layer of clothing.

Frida Ghitis says that with 30 Tibetans setting themselves on fire in protest, it's time for China to change its policies toward Tibet.

The cell-phone video shows a scene straight out of hell: a darkness lit only by billowing smoke, tinted orange and red from nearby flames, as a vehicle hurtles toward safety.

U.S. officials have yet to gain access to the sites in which 17 Afghans were killed, possibly impeding efforts to prosecute the American soldier accused of the killings.

Huge traffic jams snarled central Madrid Thursday, as Spain's first general strike in more than a year kicked off with nine people slightly injured in demonstrations, including police officers, the Interior Ministry said.