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Forecast for Today

Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs 55 to 60. South wind to 10 mph.

Forecast for Tonight

Rain likely in the evening. Then cloudy with scattered showers after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Forecast for Sunday

Partly sunny. Scattered showers. Highs in the 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Forecast for Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Forecast for Monday

Partly sunny. Highs near 60. South wind to 10 mph in the morning becoming light.

Forecast for Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure

Hezbollah agrees to pull its gunmen out of Beirut after Lebanon's army settles tensions with the government.

Blair scared of Brown - Prescott

John Prescott's memoirs tell of the furious resentment between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Sudanese rebels 'reach Khartoum'

Government troops clash with rebels from Darfur outside the Sudanese capital Khartoum, reports say.

Teenager murdered in bakery shop

A murder inquiry is launched after a 16-year-old boy dies following an attack in the bakery where he worked in London.

Sporadic aid trickles into Burma

Deliveries of aid to help Burma cyclone victims are arriving sporadically, but thousands are yet to receive help.

Tsvangirai to run in second round

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will face Robert Mugabe in an election run-off, amid fears of violence.

Scots party backing for Alexander

The Scottish Labour leader gains the full backing of her party's ruling body in her call for an early vote on independence.

Obama takes super-delegate lead

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama overtakes rival Hillary Clinton in endorsements from super-delegates.

Myanmar Votes as Rulers Keep Grip on Aid

The military junta continued to restrict foreign aid shipments but forged ahead with a constitutional referendum intended to cement its power.

Deal Reached on Truce in Sadr City

Shiite leaders in Parliament and in the Sadrist movement agreed to a truce that would end more than a month of bloody fighting in the Baghdad ghetto.

The Long Run: Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side

Barack Obama?s ability to replicate and expand the eclectic coalition he built in Chicago has brought him to the brink of the Democratic presidential nomination.

Losing a Home, Then Losing All Out of Storage

The foreclosure crisis is hitting the self-storage center, and some companies are auctioning off the property of people who cannot keep up with their bills.

News Corp. Withdraws Its Bid for Newsday

Cablevision appeared likely to prevail in the bidding for the Long Island newspaper after News Corporation pulled its $580 million bid.

Hezbollah Begins to Withdraw Gunmen in Beirut

The move raised hopes for a political settlement after street battles that have killed at least 29 people.

Sudan?s Army Beats Back Attack on Capital

Darfurian rebels advanced to within a few miles of the center of Khartoum, and the government deployed troops, essentially shutting down the city.

Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Says He Will Return for Runoff

The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai called for closer oversight of the count and peacekeepers to halt the violence.

Jenna Bush prepares to say 'I do'

First daughter Jenna Bush and Henry Hager -- the son of a well-connected Virginia Republican -- say "I do" Saturday on President Bush's 1,600-acre ranch in Crawford, Texas.

Obama cuts Clinton superdelegate lead to 2

Sen. Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead was narrowed even more Saturday, when the Obama campaign announced the support of seven superdelegates, including a previous Clinton backer.

Hezbollah militants to leave Beirut streets

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora today accused Hezbollah of trying to stage a "militant coup d'etat," in his first public comments since violence began three days ago in Beirut.

Pope stands by birth control teaching

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Report: Fired admiral had sex at White House

A Navy admiral engaged in sexual relations in the White House in 1990 with a federal employee whom he falsely told he was a widower, according to a report released Friday by the Defense Department.

Judge allegedly napped, made bailiff rub back

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For sea lovers, a final resting reef

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Rapper DMX faces animal cruelty, drug charges

Rapper DMX was arrested Friday on drug and animal cruelty charges after attempting to barricade himself inside his Arizona home, sheriff's deputies said.