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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Video footage played Monday at the opening of a trial stemming from the boat crash that killed two Hungarian tourists shows the teenage girl killed in the collision toss a deckhand her life jacket moments before the doomed vessel is driven under by an unmanned barge....

VOA News | Syrian activists say people in rebellious towns and villages are boycotting a government-run parliamentary election.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syrians voted in parliamentary elections Monday that the government praised as a milestone in promised political reforms, but the opposition boycotted the polls and said they were designed to strengthen President Bashar Assad's grip on power....

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- The former comptroller of a small northern Illinois city pleaded not guilty Monday to charges alleging she stole more than $53 million of the public's money to fund a lavish lifestyle and create one of the nation's foremost horse-breeding operations....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands. The White House called for his immediate release....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands. The White House called for his immediate release....

ROME (AP) -- Several candidates opposed to austerity measures were making a strong showing Monday in partial results from Italy's local elections - the first nationwide test for Premier Mario Monti since he was named to save Italy from its debt crisis....

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only to gaze up at his city's Ivy League campus to see a way out of the morass.

On College Hill sits Brown University, with a $2.5 billion endowment ...

MSNBC | "American Aid worker kidnapped last summer in Pakistan resurfaced Monday morning in a video released by al-Qaida."

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Evidence is being presented to a judge who will decide whether two California police officers should stand trial on charges of killing a mentally ill homeless man they stopped while investigating a report of car burglaries....

Houston Chronicle | The petition calls for a nationally televised GOP presidential debate in Houston on Thursday, May 24.

A shareholder seeking the dismissal of Yahoo's chief executive demands the internet firm hand over documents relating to his recruitment.

Infowars.com | Ground up dead baby fetuses... just business as usual.

WND.com | Article shows Facebook is a public haven for pedophiles.

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A 92-year-old woman who sold $40 suicide kits has been sentenced in San Diego for failing to file federal tax returns....

People affected by the drug thalidomide urge the government to agree to a permanent financial settlement to help meet their rising healthcare costs.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only to gaze up at his city's Ivy League campus to see a way out of the morass....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court reversed its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system....

Alexander Higgins Blog | Was the US army responsible for the death of Pvt. LaVena Johnson? Watch the video and judge for yourself!

NY Post | Ex-cop sentenced to 75 years for drunkenly pulling his gun on a young schoolteacher and repeatedly sexually violating her.