National & World Headlines
Minority births on track to outnumber white births
WASHINGTON – Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.
7.2 aftershock hits Chile as new president takes office
SANTIAGO, Chile – The strongest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office.
Jamie Jungers wins Tiger Woods mistress beauty pageant
Jamie Jungers won the Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant on the "Howard Stern Show" this morning.
House to vote on pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – In a test of congressional support for President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would direct him to pull U.
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Texas education board's social studies vote may have wide impact
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' state education board, rocked by primary elections that may push the influential panel's far-right leanings toward the center, is set to take its first vote on a new social studies curriculum that could reverberate in classrooms nationwide.
Social Security checks may get smaller
A little–noticed law could soon result in smaller Social Security checks for hundreds of thousands of the elderly and disabled who owe the U.
'Jihad Jane' indictment shows terror's evolution
PHILADELPHIA – The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding in foreign terrorism and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say.
Candidates vie to replace Hutchison
It is not exactly clear if or when Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison will resign her senate seat as she promised.
3D TV pricing revealed — with a catch
The biggest TV manufacturers are finally starting to reveal prices for their new 3D TV sets, and believe it or not, several of the new sets will actually cost about the same or even a bit less than last year's equivalent 2D models.
Christians flee after Nigeria's massacre
JOS, Nigeria – Christian villagers in Nigeria fled their homes following threats of new attacks in the aftermath of a massacre, despite the presence Tuesday of troops designed to restore calm to the region.
China says committed to U.S. debt, wary on gold
China, the world's biggest holder of foreign exchange reserves, renewed its commitment to the U.
Policy could prohibit citizens from fishing many bodies of water
The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.
U.S. sitting on rare tech-crucial minerals
China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell phones, but the U.
Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop
EL CAJON, Calif. – A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said.
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
TOKYO – Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.
Shooting at Dallas bank
DALLAS - Shots were reported around 11 a.
