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Wife sees American jailed in Cuba, fears he'll die
The wife of imprisoned American Alan Gross said Tuesday she has returned from a trip to Cuba to see her husband, and is fearful he will not survive ...
Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH ...
AP IMPACT: Surprising methods heal wounded troops
Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the ...
Chile General criticized for anti-gay orders
Chile's government is criticizing one of its top generals for discriminating against gays and religious groups in his orders to military recruiters.
Lady Gaga's meat dress to be shown in DC museum
Lady Gaga's famous meat dress has made its way to the nation's capital, along with Loretta Lynn's song about "The Pill" and other relics from music ...
At Democratic convention, record presence for gays
The Democratic National Convention is a watershed event for America's gay rights movement, which never before has been embraced so warmly by a major ...
Dems platform backs gay marriage, abortion rights
Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier ...
Judge restores 3 early voting days in Ohio
A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to give all voters in the swing state the option of casting ...
Marines testing women in combat jobs
There may be some anxiety from male Marines as female officers work their way into infantry and other combat jobs that historically have been open ...
France opens murder inquiry into Arafat's death
French prosecutors opened a murder inquiry into the death of Yasser Arafat on Tuesday, his widow's lawyer said, after she and a TV investigation ...
Mexico probes why federal cops fired at US gov car
Mexican authorities are trying to sort out why a U.S. Embassy vehicle was ambushed by federal police on a rural back road in mountains south of the ...
Battle-tested, female war vets run for Congress
One flew an A-10 Warthog over Iraq and Afghanistan. Another was part of the 29th Infantry Brigade's medical operations near Baghdad. A third lost both ...
Obama: Military budget deal unlikely by November
President Barack Obama says he doesn't believe Congress can reach a deal before the November elections that avoids deep cuts in military spending, but ...
Bill would expand fertility coverage for veterans
The roadside bomb that exploded outside Andrew Robinson's Humvee in Iraq six years ago broke the Marine staff sergeant's neck and left him without use ...
Jamaican woman faces marriage fraud trial in Kan.
A Jamaican woman accused of entering into a "sham marriage" with a Kansas soldier faces a federal trial Tuesday during which jurors must decide ...
Army suicides doubled last month from June's total
Suicides among active-duty soldiers in July more than doubled from June, accelerating a trend throughout the military this year that has prompted ...
Desmond Tutu calls for axing 'Stars Earn Stripes'
Nine Nobel Peace Prize winners are speaking out against a new NBC competition series they say treats military maneuvers like athletic events.
Military sexual assault is focus of YouTube series
The enormous obstacles and emotional torment that a female solider confronts in reporting a sexual assault in the military are the focus of the ...