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John Lennon would have turned 71 years old today. A look back at some of his most memorable, controversial and beautiful moments.

European banks may need more than 100 billion euros ($135 billion) to withstand the sovereign debt crisis, Ireland estimated on Saturday ahead of a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy to work out how to recapitalize the lenders.

European banks may need more than 100 billion euros ($135 billion) to withstand the sovereign debt crisis, Ireland estimated on Saturday ahead of a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy to work out how to recapitalize the lenders.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on late Friday finally repudiated the remarks of an allied Dallas clergyman who disparaged the Mormon faith of Perry's presidential rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

The world will never be the same following the death of the 56-year-old tech visionary Steve Jobs, who has often been hailed as one of the greatest of American innovators.

Behold, for an unusual outburst of Draconid meteors is about to streak across the sky. The Draconid meteor shower, which was last seen in 2005, is expected to peak with as many as 500 to 1,000 meteors per hour Saturday.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on late Friday finally repudiated the remarks of an allied Dallas clergyman who disparaged the Mormon faith of Perry's presidential rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Two worsening tropical storms threaten to hit Mexico's Pacific coast early next week, while a category one hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean is expected to fizzle out before it hits the east coast.

A usually humdrum Draconid meteor shower will kick it up a notch on Saturday when it will go into overdrive, peaking with some 750 meteors per hour, experts say.

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Winter is coming, and already the Rockies in Utah and Colorado are experiencing the first significant snowfall of the late fall season at elevations above 8,000 feet. Some areas will get between six and 16 inches of high mountain snow before it's over. But that's business as usual for the Rockies. It's areas like Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia where eyes are cast upon the winter forecast.

On Saturday, expect the night sky to be filled with meteors, according to astronomers.

Gold firmed in Europe on Thursday as a strong recovery in equity markets cut selling of the precious metal to cover losses elsewhere, and as physical buyers took advantage of lower prices to stock up.

The Sierra Nevada Mountains may see the first significant snow of the season as higher elevations are under a winter storm warning.

An Arizona dust storm triggered several massive traffic pileups that left one dead and several more severely injured.

Michael Jackson's fingerprints were not on the bottles of propofol found in his bedroom, ABC News is reporting. That could destroy the defense's argument that Jackson gave himself a lethal dose.

Apple is slated to announce its next flagship smartphone -- the iPhone 5 -- on Tuesday, capping months of speculation and anticipation with a roll-out that's expected to define the industry. But no one smartphone can deliver everything.

Tropical Storm Ophelia (formerly Hurricane Ophelia) hit Newfoundland, Canada on Monday, causing some evacuations in the small town of Belleoram.

What's the lowdown on gasoline prices for U.S. motorists? By and large the story remains encouraging -- a 7-cent drop in prices in a week, and a roughly 21-cent plunge from a month ago, in early September.

From the big to the small screen, September was the cruelest month.

Perhaps proving they've had it up to here with depressing movies at the box office about illness, murder and failed romance, audiences embraced family films Friday with inspirational messages.