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This report is part of a ProPublica and PBS FRONTLINE investigation.Versions of this article appeared in the Washington Post [1], the Guardian [2] and on the Daily Beast [3]. …

Last night, Kathy Hochul, the Democratic candidate for New York's 26th Congressional district, won a special election to replace former Rep. Chris Lee (R-NY). (Photo: Brendan Bannon / …

London — A day after Queen Elizabeth II welcomed President Obama to Britain with pomp and ceremony, Prime Minister David Cameron and the American leader on Wednesday expressed agreement on the current strategy in Libya at a …

Sanaa, Yemen - Yemen's capital city sank toward anarchy Tuesday as rival armies fought pitched battles in a neighborhood of middle-class homes and government offices in the worst violence …

Cairo - Egypt’s top prosecutor on Tuesday ordered former President Hosni Mubarak to stand trial in connection with the killing of unarmed protesters during the 18-day-revolt that forced him …

Warren Prodded to Run for US Senate Seat in Massachusetts Even as activists and advocates are pushing for a recess appointment of Elizabeth Warren to head the …

Rebel fighters walk toward the front line on Tripoli Street past trees that have had their branches blown off during heaving fighting in Misrata, Libya, May 4, 2011. (Photo: …

(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Kudos to Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, for saying the …

Joplin, Missourri - The death toll from Sunday's tornado is now 116, city officials said Monday afternoon, with an estimated 400 injured. But there was some good …

Supreme Court Endorses Cutting California Prison Population The Associated Press reports that the Supreme Court on Monday voted 5-4 to reduce California's prison population by more than …