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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving. More »U.S. unemployment applications drop to a 4-year low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.
- GM records its highest profit ever: $7.6 billion AP - 1 hr 11 mins ago
The 103-year-old company made $7.6 billion in 2011, up 62 percent from 2010. More »GM records its highest profit ever: $7.6 billion
The 103-year-old company made $7.6 billion in 2011, up 62 percent from 2010.
- Police, family try to halt Josh Powell's burial beside sons Good Morning America - 6 hrs ago
Angry mourners are attempting to ensure the boys' father isn't buried with them. More »Police, family try to halt Josh Powell's burial beside sons
Angry mourners are attempting to ensure the boys' father isn't buried with them.
- Karzai says U.S., Afghanistan in secret talks with Taliban Reuters - 49 mins ago
The U.S. and Afghan governments have begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told The Wall Street Journal, in a move that could bolster U.S.-led efforts to convene fully fledged peace … More »Karzai says U.S., Afghanistan in secret talks with Taliban
The U.S. and Afghan governments have begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told The Wall Street Journal, in a move that could bolster U.S.-led efforts to convene fully fledged peace talks within months.
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In all, the fire at an overcrowded prison in Honduras killed 358 people, officials confirmed Wednesday, making it the world's deadliest prison fire in a century.
- Apple previews Mac OS update, Mountain Lion AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago
Apple Inc. on Thursday released a developer preview of an update for the Mac operating system, dubbed "Mountain Lion," that will copy more features and apps from the iPhone and iPad to the Mac.
- Foreclosure crisis hits Beverly Hills mansions Reuters - 3 hrs ago
Some 180 houses in Beverly Hills, the storied Los Angeles enclave, have been foreclosed on by lenders, scheduled for auction, or served with a default notice.
- Nigerian underwear bomber to be sentenced in Detroit Reuters - 9 hrs ago
A federal judge is set to decide if the Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit in 2009 will spend the rest of his life in prison.
- Organic brown rice syrup: Hidden arsenic source @ Good Morning America - 2 hrs 36 mins ago
Consumers may be exposed to arsenic in some organic baby formulas, energy bars and energy gels.
- Syrian troops launch attack, day after referendum offer Reuters - 8 mins ago
Syrian troops attacked Deraa to try to stamp out rebels in the border city where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule began last March, residents and opposition activists said.
- Neighbors had reported possible abuse of Wis. girl AP - 2 hrs 24 mins ago
Neighbors of a severely malnourished Wisconsin teenager found wandering outside, her bare feet purple and her face bleeding, say they rarely saw the girl leave home, and that when she did emerge she would scavenge through the trash and eat discarded scraps.
- Deadly alcohol needs global regulation, health expert says LiveScience.com - 3 hrs ago
Alcohol kills more than 2.5 million people annually, more than AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis.
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- Vietnam man next to crying child opens plane door AP - 3 hrs ago
A mom with a screaming child wanted a quick getaway from a plane on the tarmac in Vietnam and asked for help. The man next to her obliged by opening the emergency exit and triggering the escape slide.
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