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Syria launches major assault on strategic rebel stronghold

2013-05-19 22:51:00

BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a large-scale assault Sunday on the city of Qusair, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border, in the government's latest effort to push back opposition fighters from strategic areas of the country. The opposition...

Syria's government presses battle in key rebel city of Qusair

2013-05-20 08:11:00

BEIRUT -- Renewed clashes were reported Monday in the strategic Syrian city of Qusair, where government forces pressed an offensive aimed at chasing rebels from the supply and logistics hub. There were conflicting accounts from the government and the...

Jodi Arias to be subject of Lifetime movie 'Dirty Little Secret'

2013-05-16 12:51:00

Well, that didn't take long. Barely a week after being found guilty of murder, Jodi Arias is the subject of a planned Lifetime movie. The story of Arias will be dramatized in "Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret," which has been scheduled for June 22. The...

Aide to Japan's leader pays unannounced visit to North Korea

2013-05-14 12:35:00

BEIJING -- A senior aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived Tuesday in North Korea, but neither country gave a reason for the unannounced visit that followed weeks of high tension in the region over the North's nuclear and missile tests....

Spying on the AP

2013-05-15 00:00:00

When the government obstructs the ability of a news organization to do its job, the most important victims are not journalists but readers. That's why long-standing guidelines set clear limits on how Justice Department prosecutors are expected to behave...

Jodi Arias says after murder conviction she prefers death penalty

2013-05-08 18:10:00

PHOENIX — Jodi Arias said in a post-conviction interview with a TV station that she prefers the death penalty over life in prison. Arias talked to Fox affiliate KSAZ in the courthouse minutes after she was convicted of first-degree murder. With...

Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder

2013-05-08 14:15:00

PHOENIX — Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her onetime boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship...

Opposition says Syrian forces rounding up people in Tartus region

2013-05-03 15:05:00

BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups charged Friday that government forces were continuing to round up people in a village near Syria's Mediterranean coast where an alleged massacre left scores dead. A major opposition umbrella group, known as the...

Wheeler rolling to FCC. DreamWorks Animation eyes AwesomenessTV

2013-05-01 07:09:00

After the coffee. Before a long morning of earnings calls. The Skinny: I got through the season finale of "The Following" last night. It wasn't easy. Fortunately,� afterward I watched the premiere of Comedy Central's "Inside Amy," which was a tad...

CNN sees huge ratings spike with Boston bombing, manhunt coverage

2013-04-19 15:56:00

CNN might not have gotten all the facts straight, but viewers desperate for information on the Boston bombing manhunt seem willing to overlook some errors. The cable news network has seen huge ratings spikes after Monday's bombing at the Boston marathon...

Syria amnesty could free up to 7,000 inmates

2013-04-16 18:27:00

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued an order Tuesday freeing up to 7,000 prison inmates, but it was not clear whether the decree would apply to any of those jailed for participation in the rebellion that is seeking to overthrow his regime....

U.S. Magnitsky list penalizes 18 Russians for alleged rights abuses

2013-04-13 14:42:00

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has sanctioned 18 Russian officials for alleged violations of human rights in their country, adding new strain to the difficult U.S.-Russian relationship. U.S. officials released the names of 18 Russian officials...

This is the final unloading from the crippled cruise liner Carnival Triumph February 14, 2013 in Mobile, Alabama. An engine fire on February 10 left the ship and its 4,000 passengers without power and with scarce food.

2013-05-01 22:25:22

Bill O'Reilly of Fox News Channel remained the king of cable news ratings in April.

2013-04-30 11:34:00

President Clinton sits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and others during a surprise visit to Pyongyang in 2009.

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