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GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday and pulled all American diplomats out of violence-wracked Syria as the U.S. stepped up pressure on President Bashar Assad to leave power....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them....

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's prime minister says it will be impossible to hold peace talks if the Palestinians go through with a new reconciliation deal....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- No more hot seat for Tom Coughlin. No more second-guessing....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history....

The NFL and a major television network are apologizing for another Super Bowl halftime show....

LONDON (AP) -- Tributes poured in to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday as she marked 60 years on the throne with a message vowing to continue serving the British people....