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At least four tornadoes spawned by Tropical Depression Hermine touched down in and around Dallas, Texas, sending up debris and swirling around buildings.

The 33 workers trapped in a Chilean mine got a rare treat Tuesday night: they got to watch their national soccer team compete against Ukraine in the European Cup live via a small projector wired down to their safety chamber on a fiber optic cable.

The religious leader behind plans for an Islamic center near New York's ground zero told "Larry King Live" that moving it to another location would embolden Islamic radicals. FULL STORY | BELIEF BLOG: ISLAM COVERAGE

A small asteroid passed within the moon's distance from the Earth on Wednesday morning, and another will do likewise later in the day, space watchers say.

The mayor of El Naranjo, Mexico, in the central state of San Luis Potosi was gunned down and killed inside his office Wednesday, officials said.

The mayor of El Naranjo, Mexico, in the central state of San Luis Potosi was gunned down and killed inside his office Wednesday, officials said.

Families of eight people who did not evacuate during mandatory order are working with authorities to locate their loved ones, as the fire has consumed 53 homes and 6,200 acres so far.

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MGM Resorts defended its safety practices Wednesday after amateur video surfaced showing a lion attacking its trainer inside its habitat at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, as horrified visitors to the hotel looked on.

The smart money in Washington and Chicago, Illinois, says it's all but a certainty that within weeks Rahm Emanuel will throw his hat into the ring to replace retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. So the parlor game over who will replace Emanuel as White House chief of staff has already kicked into high gear.

The smart money in Washington and Chicago, Illinois, says it's all but a certainty that within weeks Rahm Emanuel will throw his hat into the ring to replace retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. So the parlor game over who will replace Emanuel as White House chief of staff has already kicked into high gear.

During a campaign-style speech in Cleveland, the president takes aim at Ohio Republican John Boehner, ridiculing a speech he gave last month by saying it offered 'no new policies.' | FULL COVERAGE: AEHQ

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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who plans to build an Islamic center near ground zero, preaches a tolerant brand of Islam. He's being interviewed live on CNN now. FULL STORY | LIVE BLOG | OPINION: A MARK OF FREEDOM

Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that the "Cuban model" no longer works, an apparent admission of failings in the communist economic model introduced by his revolution more than 50 years ago.

Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that the "Cuban model" no longer works, an apparent admission of failings in the communist economic model.

Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's chief of staff, is known as a force of nature who efficiently navigates the back halls of Congress to get exactly what he wants.

At least 54 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire burning west of Boulder, Colorado, and eight people are unaccounted for, officials say.