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The government will accept an Army private's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces for sending more than 70…

Bracanov warned about Royal protest

Police say they warned veteran anti-royalist Sam Bracanov the day before he was arrested not to go through with plans to thro…

Police ID suspect in New Orleans mass shooting

Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother's Day parade…

Marine faces trial over urination on corpses

A Marine officer in charge of snipers shown in a 2011 video urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters Afghanistan will be…

Boy, 7, drives car for drunk grandfather

Police in New Zealand have stopped a car driven by a seven-year-old boy while his grandfather was more than twice the drink-d…

More sex charges against Syd dance teacher

A prominent Sydney dance teacher accused of grooming children for sex and possessing child pornography is facing six new char…

Sydney footy player shot, police hunt pair

Police are searching for two people after a footy player was shot in a park in Sydney's south.The 27-year-old victim was shot…

Lawyer: Feds Investigating Susan Powell Case

The lawyer for missing Utah woman Susan Powell's parents, Anne Bremner, said Tuesday in Seattle that federal authorities are …

Raw: Aerial View of Moore Tornado Damage

The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore was a top-of-the-scale EF5 twister with winds of at least 200 mp…

Crews Race to Find Survivors of Okla. Twister

Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flatt…

Oklahoma: Images of Devastation, Reunion

Residents of the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore sift through the remnants of their homes and parents embrace children outside …

Reunited Dad, Son: 'We Just Praise God'

David Wheeler spent an agonizing three hours looking for his son Gabriel, who was one of the last rescued from the rubble of …

Moore, Okla. City of Reunions, Tears After Storm

The day after a massive tornado swept through Moore, Okla., the suburb is a place of mourning for those lost. And it is a pla…

Gov. Fallin: Okla. Facing Horrific Disaster

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin says her state is facing one of its 'most horrific' disasters ever. She says officials don't h…

Arias Tells Jury What She'd Do if She Gets Life

Jodi Arias told a jury Tuesday that she can contribute to society if allowed to live, saying she'd like to start literacy, re…

German software giant SAP AG says it plans to recruit hundreds of staff with autism to make full use of their talents to process infor…

Herbalife names Pricewaterhouse new auditor

Herbalife Ltd. says it has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to be its new auditor. The nutrition company's previous auditor KPMG…

Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in midday trade

Stock indexes are edging higher in midday trading on Wall Street as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's next moves…

Special K churns out products in brand evolution

Special K was once just a line of cereals. Today, it's a diet food empire. The brand first hit shelves in 1955 as a no-frill…

Most metals close higher on LME

Copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) has closed higher, although earlier gains stalled in the European afternoon in a qu…

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to …

Exchange program lets chefs loose on farms

Some young chefs get their hands dirty to learn more about the produce they use in their kitchen.…

US market rises on Fed comments

Wall Street rose on hopes the Federal Reserve will continue to pump cash into the US economy and some good company news also …

Mayor struggles with BJD cattle 'lockdown'

A mayor in north-west Queensland's Gulf Country says he is starting to question the need for movement restrictions on cattle …

Gillard says she's a terrible singer

Julia Gillard has given a rare insight into her after-hours activities: paperwork and knitting in front of the TV."Sometimes …

The NSW Government has promised six new ferries, an extra 50 services a week and a new wharf at Barangaroo as part of its 20-year ferry…

South-east Qld to get 10 new schools

The Queensland Government says it will build 10 new schools in "growth hot spots" across the state's south-east, as nine othe…

Claims incentive offered for prison boss to go

The Opposition has alleged senior Justice Department officials offered former prisons boss financial incentives to quit. The…

Big turnout for mayor Joy Baluch's funeral

Mourners gathered at Port Augusta to farewell the regional city's long-serving mayor Joy Baluch. It was her request that the…

Dinosaur museum funds snub a 'missed opportunity'

A south-west Queensland mayor says he is gutted the region has missed out on federal funding for a dinosaur museum for the th…

Farmers fear 'bureaucratic nightmare' from changed chemical laws

Horticultural group Growcom says changes to federal agricultural chemical laws will create more red tape and financially crip…

New charges laid against MP Craig Thomson

Nineteen new charges have been laid against independent MP Craig Thomson, who is appearing in the Melbourne Magistrates Court…

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