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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- From one of the hiding places where he has been holed up since last month's coup, Mali's president penned a resignation letter and handed it to an emissary to deliver to the country's new leaders, while reporters looked on....

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- The junior officer who overthrew Mali's democratically elected leader earlier this month and dissolved the nation's constitution made a public U-turn Sunday, declaring amid enormous international pressure that he was reinstating the 1992 constitution and planning to hold elections....

A Christian student group said this week that it will not apply to be recognized as an official club at Vanderbilt University because of the school policy making it mandatory that it accept nonbelievers as members - or even officers - of the organization.

Vanderbilt Catholic, a group for Catholic ...

Canada cuts C$5.2bn (£3.3bn) from its 2012-13 budget, stops production of the penny and increases the old age benefits age starting in 2023.

ATLANTA | Autism cases are on the rise again, largely due to wider screening and better diagnosis, federal health officials said Thursday.

The rate of U.S. cases of autism and related disorders rose to about 1 in 88 children. The previous estimate was 1 in 110.

The new figure is ...

The key to a strong religious community? Jewish day schools, which are expensive.

House votes reveal who's serious about fiscal reform.

A federal court slams the EPA's clean-air war on Texas.

Respect's George Galloway wins the Bradford West by-election, taking the seat from Labour by more than 10,000 votes in what he calls a "sensational victory".

The U.S. has a chance to aid pro-American reformers in Tunisia.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Protesters smashed bank and storefront windows with hammers and rocks and set fire to a cafe Thursday as economic protests in Spain's second-largest city turned violent....

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Protesters smashed bank and storefront windows with hammers and rocks and set fire to a cafe Thursday as economic protests in Spain's second-largest city turned violent....

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — People queuing up for Mega Millions tickets aren't the only ones salivating over the record $540 million jackpot that could be won Friday - some state governments struggling through lean times know a hometown winner could bring a tax bonanza.

Taxes on a lump-sum payment option ...

A Missouri school district has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union over student access to pro-gay websites.

The Camdenton R-III School District in central Missouri will ensure that nonsexual websites on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues will be put on a customized ...

WASHINGTON

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn on Thursday proposed a series of police reforms in response to a damning federal report that came after several high-profile incidents involving minorities.

Mr. McGinn and police Chief John Diaz said among the 20 initiatives to be implemented over 20 months were ...

MIAMI | Newly released police video of a handcuffed George Zimmerman may be important for what it doesn't show: No obvious cuts, scrapes, blood or bandages. No clearly broken nose. No plainly visible evidence of a life-and-death struggle with Trayvon Martin.

As the furor over race and self-defense raged on ...

Two years ago, Congress balked even at creating a fiscal commission. Today, tax reform and spending cuts are bipartisan concerns.

Former Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, has called the health-care law 'the mother of all unfunded mandates.'

C.S. Lewis on why only "high-brow" education can preserve democracy.

A 5-4 ruling against ObamaCare is the least Republicans should expect given the number of justices they've been able to appoint.