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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Archdiocese of Milwaukee and a former priest who received money to leave the ministry following allegations of sexual abuse say the payment was a form of charity meant to help men transition to a new life following the priesthood....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is sharing a stage with former President George W. Bush, the predecessor he often inveighs against, in a friendly White House welcome for the unveiling of the 43rd president's official portrait....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is sharing a stage with former President George W. Bush, the predecessor he often inveighs against, in a friendly White House welcome for the unveiling of the 43rd president's official portrait....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is sharing a stage with former President George W. Bush, the predecessor he often inveighs against, in a friendly White House welcome for the unveiling of the 43rd president's official portrait....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is sharing a stage with former President George W. Bush, the predecessor he often inveighs against, in a friendly White House welcome for the unveiling of the 43rd president's official portrait....

KANO, Nigeria (AP) -- Kidnappers stabbed a captive German engineer to death Thursday as soldiers unaware of the hostage's presence raided a home in northern Nigeria, officials said, five months after his abduction by proclaimed al-Qaida-linked terrorists....

KANO, Nigeria (AP) -- Kidnappers stabbed a captive German engineer to death Thursday as soldiers unaware of the hostage's presence raided a home in northern Nigeria, officials said, five months after his abduction by proclaimed al-Qaida-linked terrorists....

BOSTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court....

BOSTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court....

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) -- Two American tourists abducted by Bedouins in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were released unharmed Thursday following negotiations between local tribesmen and the kidnappers, a security official said....

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) -- Two American tourists abducted by Bedouins in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were released unharmed Thursday following negotiations between local tribesmen and the kidnappers, a security official said....

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is showcasing his private-sector experience and trying to persuade voters his business savvy makes him the best suited to lift the economy out of its long funk....

Once again, Massachusetts is in the cross hairs of a presidential race....

Only two presidential candidates have sought and received federal matching campaign funds this election cycle, and they're hardly household names....

DUBLIN (AP) -- Saying yes could mean dooming Ireland to more long, hard years of austerity. But saying no could mean national bankruptcy next year....

DUBLIN (AP) -- Saying yes could mean dooming Ireland to more long, hard years of austerity. But saying no could mean national bankruptcy next year....

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- U.S. officials are "gravely concerned" about the health of a jailed American businessman who began a hunger strike more than two weeks ago over claims he has been left in legal limbo by the United Arab Emirates, a statement said Thursday....

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- U.S. officials are "gravely concerned" about the health of a jailed American businessman who began a hunger strike more than two weeks ago over claims he has been left in legal limbo by the United Arab Emirates, a statement said Thursday....

MAHACHAI, Thailand (AP) -- Long a fighter against oppression inside Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi has used her first foreign trip in 24 years to fight for her countrymen suffering abroad - millions of economic migrants unable to work at home but vulnerable to exploitation elsewhere....

MAHACHAI, Thailand (AP) -- Long a fighter against oppression inside Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi has used her first foreign trip in 24 years to fight for her countrymen suffering abroad - millions of economic migrants unable to work at home but vulnerable to exploitation elsewhere....