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At least seven dead as commuter train hits car near New York City
A crowded New York commuter train struck a car near suburban White Plains during Tuesday evening\'s rush period, sparking an explosion and ...Djokovic wins 5th Australian Open title, denies Murray a 1st
Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian Open title and his eighth career Grand Slam while extending Andy Murray\'s misery at Melbourne Park.Scientist considered father of birth control pill dies
Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died.Mitt Romney will not run for US presidency in 2016
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday he will not run for the White House again in 2016, ending weeks of ...US jobless claims plunge 14%
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits plunged to the lowest level in nearly 15 years last week, the Labor Department reported ...Michelle Obama navigates limits on women in Saudi Arabia
For first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi ...Northeast US braces for “crippling and potentially historic” snow storm
A massive, wind-whipped blizzard slammed into the U.S. Northeast on Monday, creating havoc for more than 60 million people and forcing New ...Obama starts three-day India visit
Signalling his determination to take relations with the United States to a higher level, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke with protocol ...FULL TEXT: President Obama delivers State of the Union Address
US President Barack Obama delivered his 2015 State of the Union Address to ...Cuba wants off U.S. terrorism list before restoring normal ties
Cuba will tell the United States in face-to-face talks this week it wants to be removed from the U.S. list ...