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By Victor Blackwell and Devon Sayers, CNN Valdosta, Georgia (CNN) -- The death of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was awful enough for his parents. Then came the doubts about investigators' conclusion…

(Reuters) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, once seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, is set to be sentenced Thursday on federal public corruption and bribery convictions prosecutors…

HM the Queen launched the Glasgow 2014 Queens Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace today at a simple but hugely well-attended ceremony which attracted crowds of supporter as well as some of Scotland's…

Washington (CNN) - Most Americans say the government shutdown is causing a crisis or major problems for the country, according to a new national poll. And while a CNN/ORC International survey also…

By Roberta Rampton and Tim Reid WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 8, 2013 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama refused to give ground in a fiscal confrontation with Republicans on Tuesday, saying he would negotiate…

(Reuters) - China will be able to fend off U.S. forces and successfully invade Taiwan by 2020, the island's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, the first time Taipei has given such a precise timetable…

By Richard Cowan and Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON | Mon Oct 7, 2013 (Reuters) - A few faint glimmers of hope surfaced on Monday in the U.S. fiscal standoff, both in Congress and at the White House, with…

By Randy Fabi and James Pomfret NUSA DUA, Indonesia | Mon Oct 7, 2013 (Reuters) - U.S. multinationals have warned Washington not to compromise and weaken a landmark 12-nation Asia-Pacific free trade…

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- On Thursday, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed an agreement for a contribution of €20 million to the regional technical assistance centres…

By Thomas Ferraro and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON | Sat Oct 5, 2013 (Reuters) - Washington entered the fifth day of a partial government shutdown on Saturday with no end in sight even as another, more…

By Mark Felsenthal and Richard Cowan Fri Oct 4, 2013 1:18am EDT (Reuters) - The shutdown of the U.S. government appeared likely to drag on for another week and possibly longer as lawmakers consumed…

ROCKVILLE, Maryland | Thu Oct 3, 2013 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blamed congressional Republicans for the government shutdown on Thursday, saying the budget stalemate is caused by their…

By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 2, 2013 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday scaled down a long-planned trip to Asia, as a U.S. government shutdown entered a second…

ST THOMAS, USVI -- Governor John de Jongh said on Tuesday that commissioners and agency heads across the government spent the day today beginning to analyze the impact of the federal government…

By John Whitesides WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 1, 2013 (Reuters) - The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on…