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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syrians voted in parliamentary elections Monday that the government praised as a milestone in promised political reforms, but the opposition boycotted the polls and said they were designed to strengthen President Bashar Assad's grip on power....

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- The former comptroller of a small northern Illinois city pleaded not guilty Monday to charges alleging she stole more than $53 million of the public's money to fund a lavish lifestyle and create one of the nation's foremost horse-breeding operations....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands. The White House called for his immediate release....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands. The White House called for his immediate release....

ROME (AP) -- Several candidates opposed to austerity measures were making a strong showing Monday in partial results from Italy's local elections - the first nationwide test for Premier Mario Monti since he was named to save Italy from its debt crisis....

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Evidence is being presented to a judge who will decide whether two California police officers should stand trial on charges of killing a mentally ill homeless man they stopped while investigating a report of car burglaries....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A 92-year-old woman who sold $40 suicide kits has been sentenced in San Diego for failing to file federal tax returns....

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only to gaze up at his city's Ivy League campus to see a way out of the morass....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court reversed its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The leader of the Greek conservative party that gained the most votes in parliamentary elections said Monday his efforts to form a coalition government with other parties had failed, raising the possibility of a new election next month....

WHITEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A man accused of abducting a mother and her three daughters was a family friend described as being like an uncle to the girls....

PARIS (AP) -- The day after Francois Hollande rode to power in France on a slogan of "change now" the conversation in Europe is already different: Austerity has become a dirty word....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's campaign is launching a new ad against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, building on Obama's attack against his rival's economic record as Massachusetts governor....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6....