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WASHINGTON (AP) -- From obscure former senator driving a pickup truck across Iowa, Rick Santorum made a surprising - he calls it miraculous - leap to become the most formidable threat to Mitt Romney's march to the Republican nomination. His shoestring campaign, which ended Tuesday, was a constant reminder of Romney's trouble connecting with the party's conservative core....

Mark Zuckerberg needs media properties on which to post ads based on Facebook user data. He should start with ABC, CBS and NBC.

Several new government studies make it harder for unions to deny the need for reform.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Within hours of shootings that terrified Tulsa's north side and left three people dead, leaders of the predominantly black community declared the spree a hate crime and warned of a possible vigilante response....

Ten-man Liverpool stop Blackburn climbing out of the Premier League relegation zone with Andy Carroll's last-gasp header.

North Korea is readying itself for a long-range rocket launch, amid international concerns that the satellite launch is a cover for developing missile technology.

A look at Rick Santorum's core values, his children and his country.

Julian Zelizer says Mitt Romney is more skilled as a politician than he is often given credit for

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Some lottery players might fantasize about resigning from the rat race in a spectacular way if they win. An anonymous trio of Maryland educators who will split a share of the record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot say they're staying on the job for the children....

US aluminium giant Alcoa says that its net profits fell from a year ago as the company kicked off US earnings season.

George Zimmerman's lawyers say they have lost contact with him, as a prosecutor plans an announcement on the killing of Trayvon Martin by Friday.

Chinese authorities are treating the death of a British businessman in China as murder, and have implicated the wife of a prominent politician.

RASQUERA, Spain (AP) -- What about growing marijuana to pay off crushing municipal debt? One Spanish village put the idea to the vote Tuesday, and a majority of its citizens approved - but not the 75 percent needed....

RASQUERA, Spain (AP) -- What about growing marijuana to pay off crushing municipal debt? One Spanish village put the idea to the vote Tuesday, and a majority of its citizens approved - but not the 75 percent needed....

RASQUERA, Spain (AP) -- What about growing marijuana to pay off crushing municipal debt? One Spanish village put the idea to the vote Tuesday, and a majority of its citizens approved - but not the 75 percent needed....

Sudan says its largest oil field, in a disputed border area, is now controlled by South Sudan's army after two weeks of fighting.

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Tensions are rising in Sanford as a special prosecutor nears a decision on whether to charge George Zimmerman with killing Trayvon Martin....

Julian Zelizer says Mitt Romney is more skilled as a politician than he is often given credit for

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Two attorneys for the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin said Tuesday that they have withdrawn as his counsel because they haven't heard from him in days and he is taking actions related to the case without consulting them.

Attorney Craig Sonner ...

CAIRO (AP) -- Three top candidates in Egypt's presidential race filed appeals to the election commission ahead of the deadline Sunday, alleging violations in the first round vote that they say could change the outcome....