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) Michael Vick leads Pro Bowl voting 1½ years after he was released from prison. Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/nfl/12/08/michael-vick-pro-bowl.ap/index.html#ixzz17d6ICXzC

As many as 40 people were killed Thursday in a massive wildfire that erupted Thursday near Haifa in northern Israel and showed no sign of being controlled, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Police are asking that the volunteer searches for three missing Michigan brothers be stopped by Friday night. Local authorities and federal investigators have been trying to find 9-year-old Andrew Skelton, 7-year-old Alexander William Skelton and 5-year-old Tanner Skelton last seen on Thanksgiving.

He grew up constantly on the move, the son of parents who were in the theater business in Australia. Now, Julian Assange, 39, on the move for months, was arrested Tuesday in Great Britain in relation to a sex crimes investigation spearheaded by Swedish authorities.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Cyber Monday. Monday lived up to the holiday-season hype, becoming the biggest online shopping day in history, according to Web analytics company comScore. Just over $1 billion was estimated to have been spent online in the United States on Monday, comScore said, making it the first internet-shopping day to cross that

People who snore loudly, have difficulty falling asleep, or often wake up feeling tired may have more to worry about than dozing off at work. A new study suggests they may also be at increased risk of developing heart disease and other health problems down the road.

shooting during a funeral for a homicide victim appears to be gang-related, St. Louis, Missouri, Police Chief Dan Isom said Tuesday. Two men were shot multiple times and killed, and a 34-year-old man was wounded, police said. They were all attending the funeral.

North Korea claimed Tuesday that it is has "thousands of centrifuges" working to create nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The claim printed in North Korea's state-run KCNA news service comes just a week after North Korean shelled a South Korean Island killing four people.

Authorities in the Mexican state of Chihuahua continued Monday to investigate the discovery of a mass grave holding 18 bodies.

undreds of U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks paint a picture of corruption in Afghanistan at every level of government and society.

House Democrats voted Thursday against considering the tax package that President Obama negotiated with Republicans, raising questions over the president's influence in his own party.

The Panama Canal reopened Thursday after heavy rains and flooding prompted its closing for only the third time in its storied 96-year history.

Washington (CNN) -- The Senate will begin formal debate Thursday on a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, a top presidential priority that conservative Republicans had tried to block in the current lame-duck session of Congress.

Police said Thursday that they don't believe apparently explosive devices discovered in a New Haven home were intended to be used for terrorism.

New York (CNN) -- Federal agents have joined police in their investigation into the discovery of four female bodies found near a Long Island, New York, beach, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.

Federal agents have joined police in their investigation of four female bodies found near a Long Island, New York, beach, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.

At least 23 people were killed and 51 injured after an oil pipeline exploded Sunday morning in central Mexico, officials said.

A huge winter storm was affecting the West Coast on Sunday, poised to dump up to 10 feet of snow in some higher elevations, and causing flooding and potential mudslides in lower spots while impacting driving conditions and air travel, forecasters said.

A helicopter rescue crew airlifted five people from a sinking fishing boat off the Alaska coast, the Coast Guard said.

As she walked through the door, Sabrina Parker's big hazel eyes flared with surprise and she raised a hand to her mouth to stifle a gasp. She was a huge fan of the "Twilight" book and movie series, and her friends and family had transformed this greasy garage into a Sweet 16's dream.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A New York senator says new Republican support for the 9/11 health bill may enable its passage before the current congressional session ends.