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Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve chair, requires medical attention after speech

The top U.S. banker struggled to finish a Thursday afternoon speech, abruptly ended the event after seeming to lose her place, and had to receive medical attention. The Federal Reserve said Janet Yellen "felt dehydrated at the end of a long speech under bright lights."

September 24, 2015

Chuck Grassley: Hillary Clinton email stonewalling is ‘absurd’ Justice obstruction

The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee is not happy with the Justice Department's conduct in the Hillary Rodham Clinton email probe, accusing it of "absurd" stonewalling of his investigation efforts.

September 23, 2015

Mike Rizzo, Washington Nationals GM, won’t commit to Matt Williams

In a scheduled weekly radio interview on Wednesday, Rizzo, the Nationals' general manager, was noncommittal on whether Williams would be back next year.

September 23, 2015

Catholic bishops remind John Kerry of church’s stance on abortion

The U.S. Catholic bishops directly reminded America's top diplomat Wednesday on social media that church teaching on immigration and the environment come part-and-parcel with its condemnation of abortion.

September 23, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s deleted ‘personal’ emails recovered by FBI: report

The FBI has reportedly recovered emails that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said were wiped from her server because she deemed them personal.

September 22, 2015

Yongki the elephant killed by ivory poachers in Indonesia

A beloved Sumatran elephant has joined Cecil the lion.

September 21, 2015

Tony Romo breaks left collarbone

Quarterback Tony Romo left Sunday's victory against the Eagles in the third quarter with a broken left collarbone. The team will reveal the extent of the injury Monday, but owner Jerry Jones said he felt "about as low as a crippled cricket's ass."

September 20, 2015

Tsunami waves feared after earthquake off Chile coast

A large offshore earthquake struck Chile on Wednesday, swaying buildings in its capital city and causing the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to say that dangerous waves were possible late Wednesday night.

September 16, 2015

Egyptian security forces shoot at Mexican tourist convoy, killing 12

Twelve people, at least two of whom were Mexican tourists, were killed Sunday when Egyptian security forces battling Islamic State terrorists in the western part of the country accidentally shot at a Mexican tourist convoy.

September 13, 2015

Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader, says Britain should abolish armed forces

The man who will take over the leadership of one of Britain's two major parties has said Britain should abolish its armed forces.

September 13, 2015

Active shooter at large on MIT campus; one wounded

One of the nation's most prestigious universities issued, and then retracted, an alert Sunday afternoon claiming that there was an active shooter on campus.

September 13, 2015

Carly Fiorina earns spot in CNN Republican debate prime-time segment

Carly Fiorina will appear in the prime-time segment of the next Republican presidential debate, CNN announced Thursday evening.

September 10, 2015

Hillary Clinton emails: Bryan Pagliano rejects ‘proffer,’ wants immunity for testimony

The lawyer for the man who set up and oversaw Hillary Rodham Clinton's email server -- and asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on the subject -- says his client will not give congressional panels an advance look at what he might say if he were to testify.

September 9, 2015