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Summary: Europe's Financial Crisis

5:33 PM, Feb 22, 2012

A summary of Europe's financial crisis. 

Remi Ochlik and Marie Colvin (AP)

Reporter, Photographer Killed In Syria

5:27 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Two Western journalists were killed in intense shelling by President Bashar Assad's regime in the central town of Homs on Wednesday, according to Syrian activists and the French government.

President Obama Seeks Corporate Tax Rate, Loophole Limit

5:03 PM, Feb 22, 2012

President Obama proposed a lower corporate tax rate and an end to dozens of loopholes he said helps companies move jobs and profits overseas. "It's not right and it needs to change," he said.

Cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio Getty Images

Italy: Divers Find 4 More Bodies In Ship Wreckage

12:06 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Italian authorities say divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship have spotted four more bodies in a submerged section of a passenger deck.

Supreme Cout Torn Over Law Banning Lie About Medals

12:03 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Some justices said they worried that upholding the Stolen Valor Act could lead to laws that might make it illegal to lie about an extramarital affair or a college degree.

First Amendment Crusader Barney Rosset Dies

11:56 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Publisher and First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset has died. He was 89.

Julio Gerena of the Wounded Warrior Project prepares a citrus salsa during a culinary bootcamp at the Culinary Institute of America (AP/Mike Groll)

Wounded Vets Regain Bit Of Camaraderie In Kitchen

9:04 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Julio Gerena was among the first 16 wounded veterans who served during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to take part in a healthy cooking "boot camp" sponsored by the advocacy group Wounded Warrior Project.

Watchdog Agency Investigating Overdraft Fees

6:46 AM, Feb 22, 2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to ask banks for information about how overdraft fees affect consumers, how overdraft protection is marketed and what information consumers receive.

Megauploads Dotcom Free Until Extradition (photo: USA Today)

Megaupload's Dotcom Free Until Extradition

10:10 PM, Feb 21, 2012

The founder of the Megaupload file-sharing websites is free until he can be extradited to the U.S.

Mardi Gras Helps Fatten New Orleans Businesses

9:34 PM, Feb 20, 2012

For many New Orleans businesses big and small, Mardi Gras is the lifeblood that keeps the economy pumping.

Nicole Bogdas / Bill Neibergall/The Register

Living With Bipolar Disorder

4:02 PM, Feb 20, 2012

On New Year's Eve 2007 I arranged the pill bottles in a neat row and considered my options.

For Boomers, It's A New Era Of 'Work Til You Drop'

11:44 AM, Feb 20, 2012

When Paula Symons joined the U.S. workforce in 1972, typewriters in her office clacked nonstop, people answered the telephones and the hot new technology revolutionizing communication was the fax machine.

FBI Ditches Training Materials Criticized As Anti-Muslim

10:17 AM, Feb 20, 2012

The FBI has pulled more than 700 documents and 300 presentations that stereotyped Islam or were factually inaccurate, an FBI spokesman said.

Elsa Anderson started turkey hunting with her father Steve when she was 9 years old (Mary Chind/The Register)

Women, Girls Taking Up Guns, Shooting In Higher Numbers

10:13 AM, Feb 20, 2012

Research by the National Sporting Goods Association shows female participation in target shooting grew by 46.5 percent between 2001 and 2010.

Sex Change Treatment For Kids On The Rise

10:06 AM, Feb 20, 2012

A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics

2 Dead, 4 Hurt In Colorado Plane Crash

7:01 AM, Feb 20, 2012

Authorities say two people are dead and four others injured after a private airplane from Texas crashed just short of an airport runway during a heavy snowstorm in Colorado.

Washington Avalanche Kills Three Skiers

5:06 AM, Feb 20, 2012

Authorities say three men are reported dead after an avalanche near a Washington state ski resort.

South Korea Begins Drills Despite North Korea Threat

8:29 PM, Feb 19, 2012

South Korea has begun live-fire military drills from front-line islands despite North Korea's threat to attack.

Police Find Remains Of Ohio Girl Who Went Missing In 1999

8:12 PM, Feb 19, 2012

Police say the skeleton of a 14-year-old Ohio girl who went missing in 1999 have been found after the home where she was last seen was demolished.

Out-Of-Staters Get Oregon Medical Marijuana Cards

7:51 PM, Feb 19, 2012

Twice in the past two years, Gary Storck has boarded Amtrak's Empire Builder outside his hometown of Madison, Wis., and headed west to Oregon. The trip takes about 40 hours and costs more than $1,000 - all for something that makes the illegal legal.