President Barack Obama was expected Wednesday to propose reducing the American nuclear arsenal by as much as a third, directing the Defense Department to align the United States with what the administration says are the more credible threats of the 21st century.The proposal outlined by the White House, to be detailed by Obama in a speech in Berlin, will include the maintenance of a “credible deter...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Peace talks between the United States and the Taliban were thrown into doubt Wednesday – less than 24 hours after they were announced – when Afghan President Hamid Karzai angrily suspended his involvement.In a statement, Karzai accused the U.S. of “a contradiction” over its decision to meet Taliban representatives and said Afghanistan would not take part “until the peace proc...

CANCUN, Mexico -- Mexican authorities arrested a former University of Southern California professor who faces sex crimes charges in the Philippines on Tuesday, just hours after he was added to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list.Walter Lee Williams, 64, was arrested in the southern beach resort of Playa del Carmen. The FBI said he was an anthropology and gender studies professor at the Univ...

Bargain shoppers beware: Some major retailers may be misleading consumers with those big sales.We all love a good sale, and when you see that sign — 20 percent off, 30 percent off, 50 percent off — you assume you're getting a deal. But we found that the sale price may not be a deal at all.Now, customers are fighting back with class action lawsuits against two of the country's most popular chains.T...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday accused the United States of “a contradiction” over peace talks with the Taliban and announced he was suspending separate security negotiations with Washington.The move came less than 24 hours after Obama administration officials announced that U.S. and Taliban representatives will meet for the first time and hold talks in the Qatari...

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