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MIAMI (AP) -- Newly released police video of a handcuffed George Zimmerman may be important for what it doesn't show: No obvious cuts, scrapes, blood or bandages. No clearly broken nose. No plainly visible evidence of a life-and-death struggle with Trayvon Martin....

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans have pushed an election-year $3.5 trillion budget through a divided House that showcases their plans for trimming federal deficits and contrasts sharply with how President Barack Obama and Democrats would tackle the nation's fiscal problems....

Some of the world's most commonly used pesticides are killing bees by damaging their ability to navigate, reducing numbers of queens, research suggests.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A new poll in Venezuela has found that more than 44 percent of respondents say they would vote for President Hugo Chavez, giving him a 13-point lead ahead of his opposition rival....

Rep. Gwen Moore explains why she told her personal story of rape and abuse on the House floor.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney picked up two more big endorsements this week, but neither appears likely to have much impact on sealing the deal for the GOP front-runner.

Spanish unions are holding a general strike to protest against changes in labour law which the new government hopes will help cut unemployment

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.

Peter Bergen says plans to turn over security functions to the Afghans are endangered by the insider attacks against NATO soldiers

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

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 Those who want it repealed have no credible alternatives.

Gunman Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people in three shootings, is buried near his hometown in the French city of Toulouse.

Seven Venezuelan soldiers on anti-drug operations are killed in a helicopter crash in Apure state.

The solution used to preserve some donor organs could be contaminated with bacteria, the government says.

An offshore workers union calls for the exclusion zone around the crippled Elgin platform in the North Sea to be extended.

The Metropolitan Police has supported calls for changes to the law to allow more details to be revealed in cases where the police have shot people.

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.

Use of a specific group of insecticides is having a serious impact on bumblebee populations, according to a team of Scottish scientists.

A chemical company in Antrim is at the centre of an investigation following the death of a woman in Italy.