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Del. man sues Boy Scouts, Mormons over sex abuse
A Delaware man sued the Boy Scouts of America and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday over childhood sexual abuse committed ...
Fed projects high unemployment for next 3 years
The Federal Reserve projects the unemployment rate will stay elevated until late 2015, suggesting it will keep short-term interest rates low for the ...
U. Iowa adds optional LGBT question to application
The University of Iowa has become the nation's first public university to include optional questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on ...
Iraq stays execution of man allegedly held at 16
Iraq has suspended the execution of a Yemeni prisoner whose family claims was 16 years old when he was taken into custody, an Iraqi official and human ...
Blast at Syrian regime building in capital kills 5
Three bombs collapsed walls in the Syrian Interior Ministry building Wednesday in Damascus, killing at least five people, as rebels fighting to ...
New data: Child abuse drops for 5th straight year
Reports of child abuse and neglect have dropped nationwide for the fifth consecutive year, and abuse-related child fatalities also are at a five-year ...
Fast and Furious gun buyer sentenced to prison
A man who purchased two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent north of the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced ...
Highlights from Egypt's draft constitution
Egypt's draft constitution, set for a referendum on Dec. 15 and 22, is made up of an introduction, an 11-part preamble and 236 articles. Critics have ...
Mich. becomes right-to-work state despite protests
In a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work ...
Egypt opposition urges 'No' vote on constitution
Egypt's main opposition alliance called for a "No" vote in the referendum on a disputed constitution rather than a boycott, hours after Islamist ...
NJ girl to meet with Easy-Bake team at Hasbro
A New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling for an Easy-Bake Oven in gender-neutral colors is planning to meet with the people who design it.
Germany approves bill to protect male circumcision
German lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that explicitly permits male infant circumcision, ending months of legal uncertainty after a court ruling ...
Review: 'Any Day' is beautifully etched drama
Depictions of custody battles have become a cinematic staple, but few register with the heartfelt emotion of "Any Day Now." This 1970s Los Angeles-set ...
Amsterdam to ban smoking pot in school
Amsterdam's mayor said Wednesday he would formally ban students from smoking marijuana at school, making the Dutch capital the first city in the ...
New inquiry in '86 crash killing Mozambique leader
South African police have opened a new investigation into the 1986 airplane crash that killed Mozambique's Marxist president and more than 20 others, ...
Trading soccer for wickets in Nigeria cricket boom
Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks ...
China revokes new Shanghai Catholic bishop's title
In a fresh challenge to Vatican authority, China has revoked the title of a new Catholic bishop in Shanghai who outraged Chinese officials by ...
To give on the street? In cities, a daily calculus
During her two decades living in Houston, Caroline Oliver, like any urban dweller, frequently encountered people in the streets asking for money.
Uruguay's lower house approves gay marriage law
Lawmakers in taboo-breaking Uruguay voted to legalize gay marriage late Tuesday night, approving a single law governing marriage for heterosexuals and ...
Parents fight for release of son jailed in Mexico
A South Florida family is fighting to get their son, a Marine veteran, released from a prison in a dangerous area in Mexico while facing charges that ...
Top chefs join call for gender-neutral Easy-Bake
Some well-known male chefs are getting behind a New Jersey girl's call for Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven. Chefs including Manuel ...
Egypt judges say most will boycott referendum
Most Egyptian judges rejected any role Tuesday in overseeing the country's constitutional referendum, a move likely to cast further doubt on the ...
Court strikes down Illinois' concealed carry ban
In a major victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois — the only ...
Why efforts to stop factory fires have failed
About a year and a half before a fire at a clothing factory in Bangladesh killed 112 people in November, executives from Wal-Mart, Gap and other big ...
Tunisian national strike averted after deal
Tunisia's government has reached an agreement with the country's leading labor union to avoid a nationwide strike over economic woes and power ...