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Colo. wildfire evacuees cautiously allowed back home

21 min 39 sec ago
Crews held a wildfire near Boulder at bay Friday, allowing some 2,000 evacuees to return home with a warning to be prepared to flee again.


Obama: America's enemy is al-Qaeda, not Islam

1 hour 3 min ago
President Obama on Friday issued a passionate plea for tolerance on the eve of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, urging anxious ...


Fla. pastor issues new demands

1 hour 9 min ago
The leader of a tiny Florida church says he won't follow through on a plan to burn copies of Islam's holy text if he's able to meet with the ...


Panel: Commercial flights remain top terror targets

1 hour 29 min ago
Commercial aviation remains the top target for terrorists who are likely to try again to use an easily hidden bomb to blow up an airplane, according ...


FEMA: Hundreds of levees no longer reliable

3 hours 18 min ago
The government has determined that hundreds of levees nationwide no longer meet its standards that ensure protection during major floods.


Student loan debt exceeds credit card debt in USA

3 hours 35 min ago
Total student loan debt exceeds total credit card debt in this country, with $850 billion outstanding, according to Mark Kantrowitz, publisher ...


San Bruno fire kills at least 4, destroys dozens of homes

3 hours 45 min ago
Fire crews flooded the ruins of burning homes with water early Friday after a massive explosion apparently triggered by a broken gas line sent ...


Ask USA TODAY Weather

4 hours 2 min ago
What kind of winter are we expecting for the Middle Atlantic states? Does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes ...


11 Afghans injured in anti-Quran-burning protests

5 hours 41 min ago
Thousands of Afghans are protesting a small American church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book. At least 11 people have been injured.


Fight against Colorado wildfire far from over

7 hours 20 min ago
The destructive wildfire in Colorado continued to burn Thursday, and Friday's forecast of winds could undo the progress firefighters have made. ...


Belgian report: Church abuse led to at least 13 suicides

8 hours 39 min ago
A Belgian commission looking into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy says it has received testimony from hundreds of victims and that witnesses ...


Committee chairs to shift no matter who controls Congress

11 hours 33 min ago
The tumultuous midterm elections have put more than a dozen powerful House committee and subcommittee leaders in the danger zone this year.


Nine years after 9/11, 'more conflict than ever'

14 hours 12 min ago
Amid disputes over an Islamic center and a preacher's aborted plan to burn copies of the Quran, the U.S. prepared to honor those killed on 9 ...


New questions on state of U.S.-Muslim relations

15 hours 45 min ago
Analysts say the way the U.S. is perceived hasn't improved despite Obama's efforts at "a new beginning" in long-strained U.S.-Muslim relatio ...


Oil claims center finds BP's records lacking

16 hours 54 min ago
The oil spill claims facility inherited from BP thousands of languishing business claims, a jumbled database and claims with no documentati ...


Muslim college opens in California

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 18:51
Amid the uproar over the proposed mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York, a new Islamic college recently opened its ...


Is that Santa in an Eid al-Fitr ad? Malaysian Muslims think so

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 18:33
A Malaysian television station scrapped a commercial tied to the biggest Muslim holiday after viewers complained it appeared influenced by Christmas ...


30% of overweight Americans think they're in normal range

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 18:25
Many Americans believe they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.


Professors of pronunciation help immigrants

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 18:22
A growing number of immigrants are taking lessons and taking classes on how to speak English like an American.


People excited by holidays, pessimistic about peace in Mideast

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 16:54
Israelis usher in the Jewish new year, or Rosh Hashana, at sundown Wednesday with a widespread sense of pessimism that a new round of U.S.-sponsored ...