The U.S. Coast Guard and others are searching Lake Erie for four fishermen whose 19-foot boat set sail a day earlier.

A Cuban pitcher considered by many baseball scouts to be the No. 1 left-handed prospect in the world left his hotel and vanished before the first ball was thrown at a tournament in the Netherlands, leaving his whereabouts a mystery, a spokesman for the Dutch team said Friday.

Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam.

Pope Benedict XVI placed Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican convert, on the path to possible sainthood Friday by approving a miracle attributed to his intercession.

Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down the hill from his Hudson Valley home.

Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president, observed U.S. Independence Day by visiting American troops in Germany en route to an education conference in Paris.

Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday approved a bill easing restrictions on the country's beleaguered human rights groups and other non-governmental organizations.

A law enforcement official says the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home.

The stress of catching up on school work and having to ask for permission to miss classes for holidays is routine for Muslim students in New York City.

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? 26-year-old African American admitted to Atlanta lodge? Issue headed for Masonic trial and state courtsThere is much about Freemasonry that remains shrouded in mystery to the outside world. But a group of members in the US state of Georgia appear to have clarified one thing - the supreme being in which all Masons are required to believe is not likely to be black.Freemasonry lodges in Georgia are at loggerheads over the admission of a "non-white
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? Employees turn tables on Alberto Saiz? He lost control of agency, says government sourceSpain's spy chief, Alberto Saiz, has been forced to resign after his own agents turned on him, employing the tricks of the trade to overthrow their boss at the country's National Intelligence Centre (CNI).In a constant flow of black propaganda over several months, disgruntled agents leaked photographs of Saiz's exotic fishing and hunting outings during busin
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? 92 video tapes may have been illegally destroyed? London station chief included in inquirySenior Central Intelligence Agency officials, including the London station chief, have been brought before a grand jury in Virginia investigating the potentially illegal destruction of 92 video tapes recording the torture and interrogation of al-Qaida detainees.A special prosecutor, John Durham, has called the CIA officials as part of an 18-month-long crim
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I'm counting the minutes until the grill gets fired up for my family's annual Fourth of July barbecue! Grilling is one of my favorite pastimes, especially since I'm an apartment dweller, but as I discovered earlier this year, that doesn't have to stop me from enjoying a nicely grilled meal. If you're having a celebration this weekend and don't have a patio to park a barbecue, no worries - the George Foreman Indoor/Outdoor grill is here to save yo
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Fourth of July weekend is as good a time as any to think about what it means to be an American -- even if there are those who insist you're not qualified for the job.