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Prison officials say the hunger strike, which they claim has occurred before, is no big deal. But lawyers for the prisoners tell a different story.

Prouty told MSNBC he wanted to remain anonymous so the focus of the story would be on "Mitt Romney's words, and only Mitt Romney's words."

Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles worldwide for brakes that can suddenly kick in even when the driver isn't braking.

U.S. Labor Dept. officials said there were no unusual factors in the latest claims report and that all states provided data on time.

Is the United States finally pulling out out of its home-foreclosure doldrums? Short answer: Sort of.

As China moves up the economic pecking order, it's trying to promote the yuan as an alternative to the U.S. dollar.

Stocks are likely to rise after the market's recent rally.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is determining whether gold pricing is being manipulated in London.

The new proposal will give U.S. intelligence agencies unprecedented access to records at banks, wire transfer agencies and securities dealers.

The number of Americans who identify as "strongly" Catholic has been declining steadily. Could Pope Francis I change that?

U.S. lawmakers are sharing in the excitement over Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio's election as the new pope.

General Motors has reportedly decided to change who is handling its Chevy ads, one of advertising's biggest accounts.

Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez will make her first U.S. appearance Thursday as part of her world tour.

A Falkland Islands delegation is on a W. Hemisphere tour for international recognition of the islands as a self-governing U.K. territory.

U.S. factory workers clocked more production hours in February than they have in years.

The race is officially on between luxury automakers Audi and BMW.

Among the many dignitaries Obama will meet on his trip to Israel will be the first Ethiopian-born Miss Israel.

Steven Ray Thacker was the fifth condemned inmate to be executed in the United States and the first in Oklahoma in 2013.

February U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose to a 5-month high, as falling gasoline prices increased Americans' purchasing power.

Venezuela is setting up a government inquiry to investigate suspicions of foul play shrouding the death of President Hugo Chavez.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open Wednesday ahead of the publication of a key retail sales report and import price index.