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WASHINGTON — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is facing federal civil charges of taking part in an influence-peddling scheme involving the city's public-employee pension funds.

The Securities and Exchange Commission says Kilpatrick and ex-city treasurer Jeffrey Beasley received $125,000 in private jet travel and other perks from an investment firm. ...

NY Times | In an effort to keep Tokyo Electric Power from collapsing, Japan will nationalize the company, and a ¥1 trillion bailout plan was approved Wednesday.

RT.com | First of its kind in the country.

Ile De Re beats stablemate Overturn to win the Chester Cup, after Wayne Rooney's colt Pippy finishes last earlier in the day.

A gaffe is when a politician is caught telling the truth, the old saying goes. So it was in March when a hot microphone picked up President Obama telling his Russian counterpart that he will have "more flexibility" if he wins re-election in November.

CHICAGO (AP) -- A prosecutor began her closing arguments in the trial of a man charged with murdering three of Jennifer Hudson's family members by showing jurors photos of the smiling victims before their deaths....

The exams watchdog expresses concern over the rising cost of exam fees, with 18,000 different qualifications now on offer.

wsvn.com | Miami Police Department Major Delrish Moss said there is not need to panic.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought Wednesday to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural post offices open with shorter hours....

Commissioners appointed to run Anglesey council will be replaced by a senior management team after concluding there are "no longer any serious risks".

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles County judge overturned a nearly $10,000 small-claims judgment against American Honda Motor Co. that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepresented the gas mileage of her hybrid Civic, according to a ruling released Wednesday....

How does a robotic walking aid work?

ABC Australia | Monique Ross explains events that have led to the Mexican turf war which has killed at least 50,000 people since 2006.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The legacy of six-term Sen. Richard Lugar is the creation of a program that helped the former Soviet states destroy their weapons of mass destruction....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The legacy of six-term Sen. Richard Lugar is the creation of a program that helped the former Soviet states destroy their weapons of mass destruction....

The infiltration of a Middle Eastern terror network by a mole who helped foil a plot to blow up a U.S.-bound plane was a "phenomenal," "brilliant" and "powerful" success, experts said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The GOP-controlled House has made clear that it's unhappy with how long the Justice Department is taking to hand over documents regarding a U.S. gun-tracking operation in Mexico....

There is a hidden revolution at work that can transform the lives of a billion of the poorest people on the planet.

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Members of the Vatican's bioethics advisory panel have called for its board to resign after scientists who don't support core church teaching on issues like birth control and infertility were featured at its annual conference....

Michael S. Rozeff | Anyone who utters an anti-government thought can come under suspicion.