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1. Remains found in the Iraqi city Karbala are thought to be from a mass grave from 1991 when Saddam Hussein's regime put down a Shiite uprising in the South. 2. Indonesia's Aceh rebels formally disba
1. Shoppers hit the malls for deals as retailers woo them with discounts, longer store hours and new merchandise , trying to salvage the holiday buying season. 2. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon w
1. Striking New York City transit workers take steps to return to work while contract talks resume, a deal that could pave the way for service to return. 2. On a surprise visit to Iraq, Defense Secret
1. A blow for President Bush, the Senate rejects extending parts of Patriot Act, saying they infringe too much on Americans' privacy and liberty. 2. In Iraq, authorities tally ballots and field compla
1. Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich tells the Associated Press he did nothing wrong and deserves a fair trial. Blagojevich is still refusing to be there or mount a defense at his impeachment trial. Illinois state senators could vote to ou
1. In Chicago, investigators study the site where a jet slid off the runway at Midway Airport amid heavy snow killing a 6-year-old boy. 2. A snowstorm that's moved across the middle of the US, hits th
1. As Iraqi patients, soldiers and prisoners cast early ballots for this week's parliamentary elections, at least a dozen people are killed in new violence. 2. The Supreme Court agrees to review a Tex
1. Despite protests, convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams is executed, the Crips gang co-founder's case stirred national debate about capital punishment and redemption . 2. Gunmen kill a Sunni Ara
1. President Bush and German Chancellor Merkel urge the UN to intervene if Iran won't retreat from resuming its nuclear program. 2. If the UN Security Council does confront Iran over its atomic activi
1. Still no word on the fate of an American journalist who's been kidnapped in Iraq. Jill Carroll's abductors set a Friday deadline for killing her unless all Iraqi women being held in military custod
1. Authorities in Dallas have lifted a quarantine on friends and family of Thomas Eric Duncan, the man who died of Ebola. A quarantine also ended for about a dozen healthcare workers. They went 21 days with no signs of fever meaning they dont have th
1. Officials say 43 of 48 people on an original Ebola watch list in Texas have passed the 21-day maximum incubation period for the virus, and are now in the clear. 2. In a significant shift, Turkeys Foreign Minister announced Monday that they will he
1. President Barack Obama was hunkered down in Williamsburg, Virginia as he prepared for his upcoming debate with Mitt Romney. The Republican candidate is also preparing for the face-off. They did spend some time on the stop in Ohio. 2. Pakistani off
1.British Prime Minister David Cameron is remembering former Prime Minister Margaret Thathcer as someone who didn't just lead her country, but saved it. He says Thather who died today at 87 will be remembered as the greatest British peacetime prime m
1.Boston Bombing suspect Jahar Tsarnaev arrived at his first pubilc court hearing since his arrest days after the April 15th attack. Survivors and family members of the victims were in the courtroom while spectators crowded outside. 2.A landslide tri
1. Twitter trended its first day as a public trade company. The stock opened at 45.10 a share, 73% above its initial offering price. Twitter was the most anticipated IPO since Facebook. 2. The government says it will be going to require a gradual pha
1. President Obama is set to address the nation Tuesday night about his plans for limited military strikes against Syria. The President says he is open to a Russian plan to have Syria surrender its chemical weapons. 2. Tropical storm Gabrielle is gai
1. Libyan state media says the country's prime minister has been freed. The government said Ali Zidan had been abducted by armed gunman early Thursday. 2. President Obama hosts top House Republicans at the White House Thursday as they look for ways t
1. Two police officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi were shot to death during a Saturday evening traffic stop. Three suspects are in custody. Two have been charged with capital murder. 2. A transformer failed at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in
1. Residents are left taking up pieces of former homes after a string of tornadoes battered several small communities in rural Texas. At least five people are now dead, and scores of others were from the storm. 2. The mother of a man accused of fatal