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Announcing spending cuts and higher taxes to address a wide budget deficit, Spain admitted its finances were probably even worse because of reckless outlays by its autonomous regions.

Francine Dorrance was already broke, unemployed and struggling to recover from a nervous breakdown in the summer of 2006 when the Chelsea Housing Authority moved to evict her over $276 in unpaid…

Many gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender seniors fear discrimination at elder housing facilities, leading some back into the closet.


FOXBOROUGH — Selectmen last night dealt a blow to a casino proposal by Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn, declaring that the town is unwilling to host the resort and that the board will not enter into…

Section 36 of West Point’s cemetery offers a glimpse of former cadets who lost their lives in the Iraq War.


The Kremlin announced a new role for Vladislav Y. Surkov, the “gray cardinal” who has overseen Russia’s domestic political scene for more than a decade.

Two weeks before the New Hampshire primary, GOP front-runner Mitt Romney holds a relatively narrow lead among independents, a critical voting bloc.

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Police say seven people have been found shot to death in a Fort Worth-area apartment, and they believe the shooter is among the dead.


Kim Jong-un met on Monday with a private delegation of South Koreans, his first encounter with visitors from the outside world since assuming the top spot.

Hundreds of Christian faithful filled the ancient Bethlehem church that marks Jesus’ traditional birthplace for Christmas Day Mass.