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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader.

Officials are confident they've accounted for everyone caught in the twister.

Top Line As the Boy Scouts of America prepares to vote tomorrow on a proposal that would change its long-standing policy of excluding gay boys from Scout units, the executive director of Scouts for Equality, a gay rights advocacy group, is hopeful that the proposal will pass--but says this is just the first step. “This [...]

The convicted murder says her lawyers let her down.

A fight may be brewing that could leave college grads paying more.

North Korea sent a top military official in an apparent bid to mend frayed relations.

Councilman Eric Garcetti has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor.

PHOENIX (AP) — In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation.

The ex-congressman who resigned over raunchy tweets says he running for mayor of New York.

The Arizona-based company closed the world's second-largest copper mine last week.

Experts say the outcome of the overhaul is impossible to predict.

The five men are said to be under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya.

The funds will maintain and upgrade the prison that President Obama wants to close.

Councilman Eric Garcetti has a slim lead in early returns over Controller Wendy Greuel.

She pleaded with an Arizona jury to sentence her instead to life in prison.

Twisters keep returning, but residents have few places to go.