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Former Congressman Dan Rostenkowski -- the Chicago Democrat who became the leading architect of congressional tax policy during the Reagan era -- died Wednesday at the age of 82. He served 18 terms in the House. Rostenkowski's political career ended after he pleaded guilty to corruption charges.

Vice President Joe Biden met with Palestinian leaders in Ramallah as the U.S. prepares to mediate talks between the Palestinians and Israel. Biden and the Palestinians condemned a newly announced Israeli plan to build more housing in East Jerusalem.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew into Afghanistan Monday on an unannounced visit. Gates is checking progress on the military campaign around the southern Afghan town of Marjah and laying plans for the next big offensive, in Kandahar.

On a flight to Scotland on Thursday to meet with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church did not act quickly enough as the clergy sex abuse scandal widened.

While Congress and many governors try to block or slow down President Obama's pledge to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees, Canada is pressing ahead with a plan to welcome 25,000 in the next six weeks.

A UCLA study finds that lower NFL jersey numbers tend to be associated with the idea that a player's body is slimmer and faster: evidence that "higher level" cognition steers "lower level" perception.

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

Triste Belmont was struggling with depression and found herself considering suicide while standing on a high bridge. She says a comment from a stranger in a passing car kept her from jumping.

Tarrio was one of six Proud Boys leaders to be charged for conspiring to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Of them, he has received the longest prison sentence to date.

Burners were forced to endure hours of torrential rains before tens of thousands bailed on the festival. Scientists warn that such large bursts of showers are a result of a warming planet.