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Among patients tested for strokes with a complex type of brain scan, radiation overdoses were more widespread than previously known, a New York Times examination has found.

The first plebiscite on the Obama health care law seems likely to be a low-turnout affair among an electorate dominated by Republican primary voters.

A trial of Representative Maxine Waters will involve communication she had with federal officials that touched on OneUnited bank, in which her husband owned stock.

In Oregon, a company is offering checks to residents if they promise not to complain about noise from turbines.

India is building a tunnel to bypass the dangerous Rohtang Pass as part of a plan to match China’s power.

The Caucus is in Rhinebeck, N.Y., for the former first daughter's wedding day. "We don't know who we're looking at," one bystander complained. "Seriously, I want to see Oprah."

An effort known as a static kill is part of a two-pronged strategy to kill the well in the Gulf of Mexico by cementing it shut twice, from above and below.

Government officials are pleading for international aid as water levels in dams continue to rise.

The congressman who led an inquiry into Representative Charles B. Rangel’s ethics said he recommended the moderate punishment.

At Manhattan’s first Target, which opened recently in East Harlem, the efficient experience is the opposite of the dominant New York model of store-hopping.

The Anti-Defamation League announced its opposition to a proposed Islamic center and mosque, intensifying a fierce national debate about the limits of religious freedom.

The Israeli military said its warplanes had struck several sites in northern, central and southern Gaza.

A bike trip in the Southwest includes remote canyons, spectacularly empty roads, challenging climbs and, happily, strategically placed hotels.

Those who have gained a measure of freedom and financial independence see little effort by officials to look out for their future.

Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims.

Some ticket prices are being sharply reduced as summer concerts often fail to sell out.

In northern Spain, apprentices of acclaimed kitchens have struck out on their own, creating exciting food that’s not just for the rich.

The group is working to redefine itself amid falling numbers, a push for diversity and a knock on the door from girls.

Traffic near a seafood shack is so infamous, officials approved $100 million to build a bypass around the town.

Sam and Charles Wyly had been investigated by the I.R.S. and Congress years before the S.E.C. filed its suit.