- Today's total solar eclipse is last until 2015 SPACE.com - 6 hrs ago
The skies over a slice of northern Australia will darken for a few minutes today as the planet experiences its first total solar eclipse in more than two years. More »Today's total solar eclipse is last until 2015
- FBI agents search house of Petraeus' former mistress Reuters - 9 hrs ago
FBI agents searched the North Carolina house of Paula Broadwell on Monday, signaling renewed activity in the investigation that revealed her extramarital affair with CIA Director David Petraeus. More »FBI agents search house of Petraeus' former mistress
- Radical cleric Abu Qatada released from jail AP - 28 mins ago
A radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe was freed from prison Tuesday after a court ruled he cannot be deported from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism charges. More »Radical cleric Abu Qatada released from jail
- Long Islanders fume over utility's storm response AP - 5 hrs ago
Priscilla Niemiera has a message for officials at the Long Island Power Authority. "I'd tell them, get off your rear end and do your job," the 68-year-old said. Well, she would if she could get in touch with anyone. More »Long Islanders fume over utility's storm response
- Obama to discuss 'fiscal cliff' with labor leaders AP - 5 hrs ago
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- Custody dispute eyed in deaths of 5 in Ohio AP - 5 hrs ago
When firefighters used a sledgehammer to force open the door to a garage which had been barricaded shut, they found five people, two dogs and a cat inside. All were dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Head of Microsoft's Windows unit steps down Reuters - 10 hrs ago
- Residents flee air strikes on Syria border town Reuters - 1 hr 34 mins ago
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) - A Syrian warplane struck homes in the town of Ras al-Ain on Tuesday within sight of the Turkish border, pursuing an aerial bombardment to force out rebels and drawing a new warning from Ankara. The second day of jet strikes sent Syrians scurrying through the flimsy barbed-wire fence that …
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PRAGUE (Reuters) - Olympic javelin champion Barbora Spotakova is pregnant and will not compete in 2013, news website www.idnes.cz reported on Tuesday. Spotakova, 31, retained her Olympic title at the London … More »Athletics: Javelin champion Spotakova takes year off to have baby
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Olympic javelin champion Barbora Spotakova is pregnant and will not compete in 2013, news website www.idnes.cz reported on Tuesday. Spotakova, 31, retained her Olympic title at the London Games and also won the Diamond League series this season. The Czech world record holder is due to give birth early …