Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily - A suspected member of the Gambino crime family and two of his sons have been arrested on bankruptcy fraud charges in New York in a series of Mafia-related arrests in two countries, federal officials said Wednesday....

Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City school board is facing a stark choice: close nearly half its public schools or face a potential bankruptcy....

Another runaway Toyota Prius reported - DETROIT - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall.

Are Republicans Trash Talking Into a Healthcare Reform Trap? - Beware adversaries bearing gifts.

'Jihad Jane' indictment shows terror's evolution - The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding in foreign terrorism and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say....

"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Proposed Set Of Academic Standards Unveiled - The blueprint released by group of governors and school superintendents lays out what students should be learning in math and English every year from kindergarten through high school. The plan is part of a push to iron out the jumble of state standards and raise expectations for American schools.

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Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh Unwise to Embrace Nutty Eric Massa - Nutter, lawmaker, sailor, spy?

Palin is Old News but Pawlenty has a Chance Against Obama - Dick Armey says Palin, Huck, and Mitt aren't winning tea party attention.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Won the Battle but Could Lose the War - The Texas governor's jingoistic primary victory could haunt him in November.

5 Ways Retirement Expectations Are Changing - Most Americans are uncertain about their ability to retire

Tea Party Plans March Obamacare Protest - Groups plan three-week Washington sit-in to stop passage of President Obama's healthcare reform plan.

Researchers Help To Create New Form Of Matter - The particle is believed to have been in existence immediately after the creation of the universe.

Researchers Discover New Way of Producing Electricity - Carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves that could be harnessed for new energy systems.

Why You Had to Show Up at Work in the Snowstorm - Missing work when it snows is serious business.

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Poll: Obama Bests Clinton in Communicating - Reagan is still the “Great Communicator,” but Obama isn't far back.

Virginia College Students Fight State's Attorney General - Virginia's public university students are angry with state's attorney general over gay rights.

The Week in History: Missouri Compromise, Telephone, Confederate Constitution - Bell's telephone, Lincoln calls Grant to lead, and more.

Alpha Consumer Returns, Send Money Questions - Budgeting, navigating insurance, and other pressing financial issues.

U.S. millionaire ranks up 16 percent last year - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The number of U.S. households with a net worth of at least $1 million jumped 16 percent last year after dipping sharply during the financial crisis, an industry consulting group said on Tuesday.

To Fix the Supreme Court's Citizens United Decision, Copy the Brits - Emulate the British and make shareholders approve of corporate political spending.