NEW YORK -- New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony sat out Saturday night's game against Cleveland because of a sprained left ankle he suffered Thursday

President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner at a November meeting. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Boehner spokesman says communication remains open "But there is no

Egypt's al-Wafd Party demanded on Sunday that President Mohamed Mursi intervenes to put an end to the assault on the party's main headquarters in Cairo's

Egyptians are still casting their votes in the referendum on the country's new constitution which began on Saturday morning. The Higher Electoral Commission decided to extend

The U.S. Supreme Court, within the last five years, has twice affirmed the Second Amendment contains an individual right to bear arms, but in one

The Environment Agency (EA) has eight flood warnings in place this morning, its second highest alert, which means flooding is expected.Eighty-nine areas across England and

Police are engaged in a gunbattle with militants believed to have been involved in an attack on the military side of an international airport in

The death toll from a typhoon that devastated mountainous and coastal towns in the southern Philippines with ferocious winds and flash floods this month has

Company car driver offences are on the rise, with bus lane abuses increasing the most. Offences by those using a company car took place at the

Of the 20 children who were shot dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School, eight were boys and 12 were girls.All the children were aged six

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Edith Windsor is an unlikely civil rights hero, but at 83 she finds herself on the front lines of the

STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Relatives struggle to comprehend, express 'our heartfelt sorrow' NEW: Gunman Adam Lanza was a 'challenge,' home-schooled, aunt says NEW: Parents divorced; mom was left 'very

Washington, DC — This week's African National Congress elective conference will decide who should lead South Africa's ruling political party into the next

It's a country the size of all of western Europe, with enormous mineral riches that enable the artifacts of modern life, from mobile phones and

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MIAMI -- When the Miami Heat players and coaches showed up for work Saturday morning, basketball was secondary.Newtown was the focus.Friday's tragedy at an elementary

By Jonathan Dienst, NBCNewYork.comThe father of the suspected Newtown gunman spoke out late Saturday as he and his family struggle to come to grips with

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Yes By LOUISE MENSCH, former Tory MP now living in the States THE guns Adam Lanza used in his slaughter were legally held — by