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A mother of five was shot dead by Israeli artillery fire Friday while picking up her two-year-old son from outside her village home. The Guardian UK reported that she …

An anonymous letter, recently distributed to law enforcement agencies and media outlets in Utah, contains a list of the names and addresses of over 1,300 supposedly undocumented immigrants that …

This summer, Americans are cranking up their air conditioning. At the same time, Senators are letting climate legislation cool its heels in Washington. Ultimately, both of these summer trends …

The unceasing dribble of bad news from the Gulf of Mexico has been running before our eyes for weeks now: dead plankton; hypoxic zones looming and worsening, the product …

Thursday the President pronounced that “because of this [financial reform] bill the American people will never again be asked to foot the bill for Wall Street’s mistakes.” As if …

Washington - Goldman Sachs agreed Thursday to pay $550 million — the largest penalty ever imposed on an investment bank — to settle civil fraud charges over its "incomplete" …

An Iran mosque twin suicide bombing killed at least 27 people Thursday. It is in an event that is expected to intensify tensions between Tehran and Washington, as Iran …

Hurghada, Egypt - When Hamdy Shahat and his four-man crew first set sail from this resort town last month, he expected to return with a boatload full of red …

The test to determine whether BP can keep the cap closed on its leaking well began Thursday afternoon after an overnight delay. When the test began, no oil was …

Washington - National and international civil society groups Thursday hailed the U.S. Senate's passage of a major financial reform act that includes a key anti-corruption provision requiring energy and …