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In impressive surge, nation adds 243,000 jobs in January; unemployment rate lowest in 3 years
Israeli facilities in North America -- and around the world -- are on high alert, according to an internal security document obtained by ABC News that predicted the threat from Iran against Jewish targets will increase. "We predict that the threat on our sites around the world will increase … on both our guarded sites and 'soft' sites," stated a letter circulated by the head of security for the Consul General for the Mid Atlantic States, Eliran Avitan. Guarded sites refers to government facilities like embassies and consulates, while 'soft sites' means Jewish synagogues, and schools, as well as community centers like the one hit by a terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994 that killed 85 people.
Amid a firestorm of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation apologized for cutting off funding from Planned Parenthood and vowed to revise its policy that led to that decision. “We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast...
The Army has approved a court martial for PFC Bradley Manning the soldier accused of having leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents to Wikileaks. A statement from the Military District of Washington said that Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington has referred all the charges against Manning...
Rick Santorum did not fulfill the requirements to make the ballot in Indiana, the Indiana Republican Party announced Friday. The primary is not scheduled until May 8. Candidates needed 500 verified signatures from each of the nine congressional districts in the state. The Indiana GOP...
Flights canceled, lawmakers adjourn, stores busy as Colorado prepares.
The husband of murdered Michigan executive Jane Bashara said he has passed a new polygraph test to help prove he is not guilty in the face of mounting revelations about his extramarital love life and suspicion about his role in her death.
Reluctantly, family of slain Fla. girl found in landfill agrees to plea deal, life for killer
Steve Appleton, the CEO of the semoconductor maker Micron Technology, Inc., was killed in a small plane crash at the airport in Boise, Idaho today. He was 51.
Actor Ben Gazzara, whose long and varied career spanned lead roles in the original 1955 Broadway productions of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Hatful of Rain,” television, and innumerable film roles including the 1959′s “Anatomy of a Murder” and 1998′s “The Big...
Demi Moore’s ex-husband, Bruce Willis, was concerned about her health months before she was hospitalized. According to People magazine, Willis, who has three daughters with Moore, visited her prior to her November split from Ashton Kutcher and encouraged her to seek help. A source told...
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It may not be a reliable road to wedded bliss. But against the odds, Hollywood Boulevard is paved with more than a few stars who found enduring love. But celebrities are surrounded by opportunities to stray. Even Donny Osmond.
ABC News’ Melinda Arons and Lauren Effron report: Although Denver quarterback Tim Tebow didn’t lead the Broncos to the Super Bowl, he continues to silence his critics over how he plays the game. “No matter what happens, you’re always going to have those critics and...
Missing Missouri 1-year-old baby Lisa Irwin's parents appeared on Dr. Phil today, breaking a nearly three month silence. The normally stoic couple vented their frustrations, and Lisa's mother Deborah Bradley was especially verbal about the misconceptions she believes the public has about her.
Jason Alexander, who was married to Britney Spears for 55 hours, remembers.
David Muir looks into sourcing behind elements of the big game.
A two-faced cat, an elephant who need an eye doctor, a Malayian sun bear with a ten-inch tongue, and other strange cases from the animal kingdom.
Children taken from immigrant mothers are placed in foster care, adopted.
Chelsea Handler reportedly bought a modern mansion in Bel Air, Calif. for $5.9 million in November 2010.
