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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy suddenly looks a lot weaker....

England manager Roy Hodgson says any racism towards players at Euro 2012 should be tackled by Uefa and match officials.

PARIS (AP) -- France's president said Friday that only the departure of Bashar Assad would end the violence in Syria, saying his regime had acted in an "intolerable way."...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia has growing concerns about the conflict in Syria, but it will continue to oppose the outside use of force, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday....

In amended charges presented Friday, U.S. military authorities accused Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales of illicit steroid and alcohol use in addition to 16 counts of premeditated murder for allegedly gunning down villagers in Afghanistan earlier this year.

MILAN (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI praised the performance of Beethoven's Ninth symphony on Friday evening at Milan's La Scala theater as "a moment of elevation of the soul."...

Opinion: Neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney seems to respect Latinos, as evidenced by their cynical attempts to manipulate the immigration issue.

Will Houla massacre tip Syria into civil war?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A divided federal appeals court Friday threw out a lawsuit by the former chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay against his former boss at the Library of Congress, who fired the ex-prosecutor for publicly criticizing the Obama administration over Guantanamo detainees....

Remarkable footage has been broadcast for the first time, showing the Queen returning to Britain, just hours after she had succeeded to the throne.

How did "indie" music become "alternative" and back to indie again? Through the story of band Yo La Tengo, Jesse Jarnow charts the rise of an enduring genre.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Assailants in western Mexico burned another delivery truck of a PepsiCo-owned Mexican snack company, shortly after a drug cartel claimed responsibility for last week's arson attacks against the company, police said Friday....

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Assailants in western Mexico burned another delivery truck of a PepsiCo-owned Mexican snack company, shortly after a drug cartel claimed responsibility for last week's arson attacks against the company, police said Friday....

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Assailants in western Mexico burned another delivery truck of a PepsiCo-owned Mexican snack company, shortly after a drug cartel claimed responsibility for last week's arson attacks against the company, police said Friday....

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Assailants in western Mexico burned another delivery truck of a PepsiCo-owned Mexican snack company, shortly after a drug cartel claimed responsibility for last week's arson attacks against the company, police said Friday....

Historian Peter Frankopan on evocative portraits of religious destinations, from Jerusalem to Lhasa in Tibet, and of those who have journeyed to reach them.

A new biography of James Joyce argues that he was an intensely autobiographical novelist—and a genius whose talents came at the cost of poverty and ill health.

Super League leaders Wigan demolish champions Leeds, handing the home side their first 50-point defeat in 16 years.

RESERVE, N.M. (AP) -- A wildfire burning in what New Mexico's governor called "impossible" terrain in an isolated, mountainous area of the state continued its rapid growth Friday as forecasters called for thunderstorms and dry lightning that could spark even more fires....

"The Blood of Heroes" argues that the sacrifice of the defenders of the Alamo inspired Texans to fight for their freedom. Terry Eastland reviews.