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Polling stations have closed on the first of two days of Egypt's first free presidential election, 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

One of the world's oldest civilizations took a major step toward democracy Wednesday as polls closed in Egypt's historic vote for president, even as many worried the armed forces would quash the results if the top brass doesn't like the country's choice.

A sensory organ discovered in the jaw of the world's largest whales explains how the animals open their huge mouths so quickly, say scientists.

Kurt Nimmo | Chemist and radiation safety instructor predicts control of all fuel pools will be lost if #4 collapses.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden was convicted Wednesday of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan....

As families prepare for air travel this coming Memorial Day weekend, United Airlines won't be offering early boarding to families in coach with small children.

A book about the death of a British officer in Afghanistan, once pulped by the Ministry of Defence, wins the Orwell Prize for political writing.

ATHENS (AP) -- Greece's election result has eased fears of an imminent financial disaster for Europe, but the region's indebted governments remain under heavy pressure. Spain and Italy are fighting to keep their borrowing costs down and European leaders are struggling to find agreement on how best to fix the shared currency's deeper problems....

Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton is banned for 12 matches following a Football Association hearing.

CAIRO (AP) -- More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Egyptians streamed to polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for the first time in generations. Waiting hours in line, some debated to the last minute over their vote in a historic election pitting old regime figures against ascending Islamists....

Mitt Romney is defending his time at private equity firm Bain Capital after strongly worded attacks from the Obama campaign.

A minister in Ivory Coast is sacked over his alleged role in the disappearance of millions of dollars meant for the victims of a toxic waste dumping scandal.

Crains New York: Big glitch in feds’ case against Spongetech by Aaron Elstein:

The government has majorly messed up its seemingly airtight case against the chief executive of Spongetech Delivery Systems, a New York-based maker of SpongeBob SquarePants sponges that allegedly faked 99% of its sales.

Last week, a federal judge ruled that reams of emails and other potentially damaging evidence couldn’t be used in court because the government took too long to examine the bounty.

My prior post on the case is here.

Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan told a Senate committee Wednesday that the prostitution scandal in Colombia caused no security breach and steps have been taken to prevent a similar episode.

A Florida A&M University drum major who died after enduring a school hazing ritual aboard a bus decided to go through with the rite in order to earn respect, band members said in court documents released Wednesday.

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's prime minister paid a visit Wednesday to a farm that has imported cattle from the United States and also some American cowboys to help the Russians develop their struggling meat industry....

Carl Froch says Lucian Bute will struggle to come to terms with his vociferous home support when they meet in Nottingham on Saturday.

An ancient creature thought to be the first to step on land could not have walked on four legs, 3D computer modelling shows.

A doctor who gave a four-year-old boy a potentially fatal dose of medication is suspended from work for three months.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney is defending his work at the private equity firm he co-founded and says it's part of why he's qualified to be president....