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Pa. woman accused of terrorism

A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to...

Pa. woman accused of terrorism

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Analysis: US hamstrung on Israeli settlements

Analysis: With too much at stake to walk away, Obama, Biden are hobbled on Israeli settlements

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing

Birds, shrubs found only in Hawaii among 48 species added to endangered list

Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth

Tech-savvy youth enlisted to boost Hispanic participation in census

Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City, Mo., board shuttering almost half the district's schools to avoid going broke

Ga.'s system to defend the poor still reeling

Ga.'s system to defend the poor still struggling 5 years after costly courthouse killings case

Sushi restaurant, chef charged over whale meat

Federal charges filed against Calif. sushi restaurant owner, chef over alleged whale serving

Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher

Calif. boy thanks dispatcher who took his 911 call about gunmen threatening parents

Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online

Portait of dual life — caretaker, would-be terrorist — emerges on Philly area's 'Jihad Jane'

Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles

Feds propose endangered listing for US loggerhead turtles threatened by fishing gear

Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures

Crowd gathers as Kansas City, Mo., school board considers closing schools to avoid bankruptcy

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2010 Oscars Recap

The 2010 Oscars were Sunday night. Check out the best dressed, the worst dressed and plenty more in this slideshow.

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Today In History

On March 11, 1985,

Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin U. Chernenko.

In 1810,

French Emperor Napoleon I was married by proxy to Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria.

In 1861,

the Constitution of the Confederate States of America was adopted during a convention in Montgomery, Ala.