The state of Alaska on Friday released more than 24,000 pages of former Governor Sarah Palin's emails, shedding some light on how the possible Republican presidential contender conducted business.
The printed emails to and from Palin, who abruptly quit as governor of the oil-rich state nearly...
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Robert Adams craved an ice-cold drink after finishing his shift on a sweltering workday, but not having enough money to buy the burrito he also wanted left him with two obvious choices: Stop at the ATM, or find a bag containing more than $17,000 in cash.
"I wanted to get...
NEW YORK – Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain has a torn ligament in his right elbow, a startling injury that's likely to require Tommy John surgery and end his season.
A test Thursday morning revealed the tear. It came a day after New York put Chamberlain on the 15-day disabled list with a...
(CNN) -- As the violence in Syria appears to be escalating, Britain and France are pushing for a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning attacks on protesters and calling for humanitarian access.
The resolution makes no mention of the kind of sanctions or military intervention seen in...
(CNN) -- At least 20 people have died due to torrential downpours in Haiti, authorities said Tuesday, and aid agencies are scrambling to respond to a resurgence of cholera triggered by the heavy rain.
The rainfall has forced residents to evacuate from homes and tent cities, and created a...
(CNN) -- A fast-moving wildfire that has sent thousands fleeing in eastern Arizona is the second-largest blaze in the history of the state, records show.
The so-called Wallow Fire sweeping through Apache National Forest has burned approximately 389,000 acres, Incident commander Joe Reinarz told...
CINCINNATI – Edinson Volquez was in control in his return to the Reds' rotation.
Backed by Miguel Cairo's second career grand slam, Volquez walked only two and allowed one run in a season-high seven innings in his first start since a brief stint in the minor leagues, leading Cincinnati to an...
TRIPOLI, Libya – Low-flying NATO military craft unleashed a ferocious series of nearly 30 daytime airstrikes on Tripoli, rattling the Libyan capital Tuesday and sending plumes of smoke billowing above leader Moammar Gadhafi's compound.
Reporters counted at least 27 strikes by mid-afternoon, and...
Washington (CNN) -- Iraq is open for business, and American companies should make an effort to invest there, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.
"President Obama and I and our government believe strongly that expanding economic opportunity is as essential as building democratic...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Raffi Torres ended an ugly Stanley Cup finals opener with a dramatic flash of beauty for the Vancouver Canucks.
Torres scored on an exceptional pass from Jannik Hansen with 18.5 seconds to play, and the Canucks stunned the Boston Bruins 1-0 Wednesday night...
(CNN) -- It's called the "Walmart of Weed."
This newest big-box store is devoted to selling marijuana-growing equipment.
Its biggest outlet yet is to open Wednesday in Phoenix, where Arizona voters approved medical cannabis last fall.
The weGrow Store will be the first outside California...
(CNN) -- The death toll in Friday's violence in Syria rose to as many as 13 Saturday, according to human rights activists.
Syrian security forces fired on anti-government protesters in several southern towns Friday, according to organizers known as local coordination committees. The group...
SANAA An informal ceasefire between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's security forces and a tribal group brought a pause in fighting on Saturday after nearly a week of deadly clashes left Yemen close to civil war.
Fighting this week has killed some 115 people, prompted thousands of residents to...
(CNN) -- Syrian security forces fired on anti-government protesters in several southern towns Friday, killing at least eight people, organizers said.
Bullets flew in the early morning hours as hundreds took to the streets in Dael to chant for support of the military, separate from the security...
Washington (CNN) -- A bipartisan group of senators is asking President Barack Obama to change the current "insensitive" policy of not sending condolence letters to families of service members who commit suicide.
A letter signed by 11 senators -- 10 Democrats and one Republican -- and sent...
(CNN) -- Forecasters warned thousands to take cover as severe storms pummeled parts of Arkansas and Tennessee early Thursday, while communities in neighboring states picked up the pieces after tornadoes cut a path of destruction a day earlier.
A line of strong thunderstorms stretches from...
Joplin, Missouri (CNN) -- Like nearly every high school senior who has donned a cap and gown, Scott Lauridsen was excited.
Finally, after four years at Joplin High School, it was time to go. Graduate. Celebrate. Step up to the next stage of his young life.
"I was excited -- ready to start...
Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian militant recently appointed interim leader of al Qaeda operations, has been linked to the killing of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan in 2002, U.S. investigators said in a report.
A Wall Street Journal reporter, Pearl was kidnapped in Pakistan's biggest city of...
Madrid (CNN) -- Spain's opposition conservatives were heading to victory Sunday over the ruling Socialists in local and regional elections, with 84% of the vote counted, according to official results.
The opposition Popular Party had 37% of the vote to the Socialists' 27%.
The Socialists lost...
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