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Here's the link to Wednesday's live blog.

5:26 pm PDT: We couldn't leave for the day without first reporting on this development.

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Here's the link to Wednesday's live blog.

10:15 am PDT: President Obama said Thursday morning that he has earmarked $100 million to support recovery and relief efforts in Haiti following Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake that has left the country in ruins.

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Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading....

A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.

Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.

More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, figures are expected to show.

Capital misallocation is usually a fallout of bad government policy.

A former Ohio doctor was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago. The judge lamented that she could not hand down a stiffer sentence.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex....

Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.

PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter....

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual....

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but it would not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars as some abortion opponents fear....

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday - a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year....