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  • Lindsay Lohan's enters probation 'homestretch'

    Lindsay Lohan's probation should end next month, clearing the way for the actress to revive her acting career possibly playing Elizabeth Taylor in a made-for-TV movie.

  • 5 killed as protests over Quran burning rage in Afghanistan

    Violent protests left at least five dead and others wounded Wednesday as demonstrations over Quran burning intensified in Afghanistan.

  • Remains linked to death row inmate identified

    The remains of two bodies recovered last week based on maps provided by a California death row inmate have been identified through DNA testing as those of two women, Chevelle Wheeler and Cyndi Vanderheiden, investigators said Wednesday.

  • Smithsonian breaking ground on black history museum

    The Smithsonian Institution will officially begin construction Wednesday on a new museum dedicated to African-American culture and heritage -- a complex committed to the celebration and study one of the central components of the American story.

  • Mubarak verdict set to come in June

    A final verdict and sentencing in the case against deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will come June 2, an attorney for the victims said Wednesday.

  • Deaths of journalists in Syria highlight dangers

    The deaths of two Western journalists Wednesday in Syria -- where at least three other journalists have been killed in covering the uprising -- highlight the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones.

  • Kenyan teens groomed to fight for Somali terrorists

    Asha Mohamed sits in her cramped room in Pumwani slum clutching a tiny photo of her son, Harun. He's dressed in a blue-striped tie framed by a crisp white T-shirt -- a typical 15-year-old Kenyan high school student.

  • Cameron hosts talks on football racism

    British Prime Minister David Cameron will hold talks at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday to discuss racism in football following several high profile incidents in the English Premier League.

  • State media: 49 dead, more than 600 injured in Argentina train crash

    At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people were injured Wednesday when a train plowed into a platform at a Buenos Aires station, state media said.

  • Indiana lawmaker: Girl Scouts in league with Planned Parenthood

    An Indiana lawmaker who opposes celebrating the centennial anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America says the group "sexualizes" young girls, promotes homosexuality and is a tactical arm of Planned Parenthood.

  • Costly terror trial ends with acquittals

    One of Northern Ireland's biggest and most expensive terrorist trials ended Wednesday with 12 of 13 defendants cleared of all charges against them, including murder, kidnapping and having guns.

  • Stop Keystone pipeline before it's too late

    I own a property in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, called the Bad River Ranch. It is a beautiful place, where we have worked very hard to restore the landscape, reintroduce native wildlife species and raise bison sustainably. But it sits about 15 miles downstream of the point where TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline would cross the Bad River, and being that close has led me to examine more closely the potential risks and benefits of a project about which I have been highly skeptical from the beginning. After careful scrutiny, I believe it is not in our national interest to pursue it.

  • Somali Islamist militia defends recruiting teen soldiers

    Somalia's Al-Shabaab has brushed aside accusations from Human Rights Watch that the Islamist militia recruits child soldiers, saying that Islam considers people to be adults from the age of 15.

  • When 'studying while Muslim' is probable cause

    First, there was "Flying While Muslim." This expression summed up the extra challenges of being an American Muslim when flying on commercial airlines.

  • World No.1 Azarenka quits Dubai to rest injured ankle

    World No.1 Victoria Azarenka pulled out of the Dubai Open Wednesday because she did not wish to risk an ankle injury she has been carrying since winning the Australian Open last month.

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