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        WASHINGTON – Declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed, President Barack Obama on Tuesday ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, telling millions who were divided over the war in his country and around the world: “It is time to turn the page.” From the Oval Office, where President George […]

Haitian election officials have rejected hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean’s bid to run for president of the Caribbean nation. Jean’s name was not on the list of 19 approved candidates released by Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council on Friday night. “I respectfully accept the committee’s final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same,” Jean […]

[Updated at 3:41 p.m. ET] American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said the threat was called into San Francisco police and emphasized there was no hostage threat. WATCH LIVE A security official told CNN that the threat claimed the flight would be hijacked, but nothing has been found to back that up yet. [Posted at 3:14 […]

Via The New York Times: Federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to two people briefed on the matter. An announcement is expected shortly. The indictment comes nearly two and half years after Clemens and his former trainer Brian […]

Chicago — A federal jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on Tuesday of one count of lying to federal agents, and the judge said he intends to declare a mistrial on the remaining counts.  Read more:

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*Update* FROM CNN: Fantasia Barrino overdosed on “aspirin and a sleep aid” Monday night, but her injuries are not life-threatening, her manager said. The overdose came the same day she read a court complaint from a woman who alleged that Barrino carried on a year-long affair with her husband, according to manager Brian Dickens. “Fantasia […]

According to tmz.com, Fantasia was taken to Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville around 8:55 PM … the report says her condition was not life-threatening.

CNN) — A private plane carrying a former head of NASA and, possibly, former Sen. Ted Stevens crashed Monday night in a rugged stretch of Alaska. The crash left at least five people dead, and crews have arrived to help survivors.  Read more:

President Barack Obama visited University of Texas at Austin to discuss the importance of higher education. He also spoke on the economy turning around with the emerge of solar energy and job creation in this field. He mentioned that he wants the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world […]

GRAY SUMMIT, Mo — Two buses carrying high school band students to an amusement park were involved in a freeway wreck involving a tractor-trailer Thursday that left two people dead and dozens injured, officials said. Read more:

Carl Gordon was a late bloomer. After serving in the Air Force, attending Brooklyn College for a few years and then working a series of odd jobs, he found his passion in acting. Many people remember Gordon as Andrew Emerson, the proud, cantankerous father of “Roc,” the title character in the 1990s sitcom starring Charles […]