Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a sour assessment of the U.S. economy Tuesday and said the Federal Reserve is ready to take further action if growth doesn't pick up. But Bernanke provided no clues...

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Dodgers manager Don Mattingly left the ballpark still unsure who his starting pitcher would be for the second game of a series against the Phillies …

Animal rescue league officials say they don 't know how a black cat walked about 6 miles in three days to find his way back home in New Hampshire. Wollie the cat has been …

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