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British singer and ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey has postponed a US show due to double pneumonia, his publicist said Monday, but denied he had been hospitalized.

A Pakistani-born US citizen in Portland, Oregon was charged Tuesday with helping one of three suicide bombers in a 2009 attack in Pakistan that killed 30 people and injured 300 more, the Justice Department said.

A Somali-US man was found guilty of plotting to blow up a crowded US Christmas tree ceremony attended by thousands, despite his claims that he was trapped by an FBI sting operation.

A Somali-American was found guilty Thursday over an alleged plot to blow up a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the northwestern US state of Oregon more than two years ago.

Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad went before the Apple faithful on Thursday, sharing the terror and elation of portraying the "two Steves" long revered by the cult of the Mac.

The jury in the trial of a Somali-American accused of plotting to blow up a Christmas tree ceremony retired to consider its verdict after lawyers made closing arguments.

FBI tactics in investigating a Somali-American accused of plotting to blow up a US Christmas tree lighting ceremony took center stage, as undercover agents began testifying.

FBI tactics in investigating a Somali-American accused of plotting to blow up a US Christmas tree lighting ceremony took center stage, as undercover agents began testifying.

A Somali-American accused of trying to blow up a crowded US Christmas-tree lighting ceremony went on trial, more than two years after being arrested in an FBI sting operation.

A British businessman was sentenced to 33 months in a US prison Wednesday for trying to smuggle a key missile component to Iran, officials said.

US lawmakers this week debate how to "change laws and culture" in order to prevent gun violence like last week's school shooting, the Senate's pro-gun Democratic leader said Monday.

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee said Thursday he is flat broke after leaving behind what remains of his fortune in Belize, where he is wanted for questioning over his neighbor's murder.

A gunman who killed two people at a US mall before taking his own life could have wreaked "much worse" havoc, but his rifle jammed, police said Wednesday a day after the latest US random shooting.

A gunman who opened fire at a crowded shopping mall in the state of Oregon, killing two people before taking his own life, was believed to have chosen his victims at random, authorities said Wednesday.

At least two people were killed when a masked gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said.

At least two people were killed when a masked gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said.

At least one person was killed when a gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before he was "neutralized," police and media said.

Two people were killed Tuesday when a gunman wearing body armor opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, witnesses and local media reported.

Eleven U.S. cities have earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) inaugural Municipal Equality Index. Eleven U.S. cities have earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) inaugural Municipal Equality Index (MEI), which measures a city's support for LGBT rights. Of the 137 municipalities included in HRC's first survey, less than 10 percent received a 100 percent score. Those cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Long Beach, Boston, Cambridge (MA), St. Louis, New York City, Portland (OR), Philadelphia and Seattle. Cities which scored the lowest include Montgomery, Alabama (0%), Avondale Estates, Georgia (8%), Frankfort, Kentucky (0%), Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2%), Pleasant Ridge, Michigan (3%), Jackson, Mississippi (8%), Jefferson City, Missouri (0%) and Cheyenne, Wyoming (0%). Included in the survey are the 50 state capitals, the nation's 50 most populous cities, and the 25 large, 25 mid-size, and 25 small municipalities with the highest propo

Oregon Democrats on Thursday elected Rep. Tina Kotek to be the next House speaker. Oregon Democrats on Thursday elected Rep. Tina Kotek to be the next House speaker. Kotek, who represents Portland, makes United States history by becoming the first openly lesbian lawmaker to lead a state legislative chamber. In the coming legislative session, four gay men will control a state chamber. Elected to their posts this year are Senator Ed Murray of Washington and Representative Mark Ferrandino of Colorado. Returning are Assemblyman John Perez of California and Representative Gordon Fox of Rhode Island. Gay leaders will control five state chambers, a new record. Kotek's vote needs to be formally ratified in January. She told the AP that she knows she has inspired other LGBT people. ?We all look for people out there who look like us,? she said. ?I have had emails and text messages from people who are very excited.? According to her Oregon House biography, the 46-year-old Democrat lives with her