The U.S. has designated the base in Cuba, better known for housing suspected terror detainees, as the hub for supplying aid to the devastated island nation.
China rejected a call by Hillary Rodham Clinton for the lifting of restrictions on the Internet in the communist country, denouncing her criticism as damaging to bilateral ties.
The stock market suffered its worst setback in more than 10 months as investors rejected President Obama's plans to restrict big banks and earnings reports that just weren't good enough.
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Since the best city planners around the world have not been able to end traffic jams, scientists are looking to a new group of experts: slime mold.
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The Week in Pictures
An icy plunge in Russia, a desert rescue in Israel, scenes of devastation and jubilation in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, and more noteworthy news and feature photos from around the world.
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Toyota issued a recall for 2.3 million late model cars, SUVs and pickup trucks Thursday, acting after "isolated reports" of sticking accelerator pedals.
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International hotel chain Holiday Inn is offering a trial human bed-warming service at three hotels in Britain this month.
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The Internet: Just a whole bunch of banal, self-important jibber jabber … until something of actual substance occurs, our resident tech columnist writes.
More than a week after an earthquake devastated Haiti, disaster organizers say they’re seeing the first signs of a problem that can hamper even the most ambitious recovery efforts: good intentions gone wrong.
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More than a week after an earthquake devastated Haiti, disaster organizers say they’re seeing the first signs of a problem that can hamper even the most ambitious recovery efforts: good intentions gone wrong.
Chastened by the Democratic Senate loss in the state of Massachusetts, President Barack Obama and congressional allies signaled Wednesday they will try to scale back his sweeping health care overhaul in an effort to at least keep parts of it alive.
In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rides a wave of voter anger to defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in a U.S. Senate election.
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Trapped under a collapsed hotel in Haiti, Dan Woolley wrote farewells to his loved ones. But using his iPhone camera and a first-aid app, he treated his own injuries, positioned himself safely, and was rescued after 65 hours. “Don’t be upset at God," read his bloody note to his sons.