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While Congress has always been a place for the wealthy, there is a growing and more apparent disparity between its members and those they represent.

Queen Elizabeth II's husband was hospitalized after experiencing chest pains.

In an experiment, pigeons were able to learn abstract math concepts — a trait only previously seen in primates. The discovery, said scientists, "give the lie to the old 'bird brain' insult."

The Justice Department alleges more than 200,000 minorities were charged higher interest rates based on the color of their skin. The agreement is the largest residential fair lending settlement in history.

Tariq al-Hashemi's comments deepened a political crisis that threatens the coalition government between Shiites and Sunnis.

The women were protesting the brutal beating of various women by military forces during demonstrations.

The Justice Department and the FCC had already voiced objections to deal, which would have made AT&T the largest wireless carrier in the country.

The news comes after Ireland posted disappointing GDP numbers and further pressures the European Union to take definitive action on its sovereign debt crisis.

Jacques Chirac was found guilty of misusing public funds while he was the mayor of Paris. The court said Chirac was the mastermind behind a system that paid political allies for municipal jobs they never did.

Dottie Sandusky issued her first comments since her husband was charged with more than 50 counts related to the sexual assault of boys.

This is the first time the EPA has linked fracking to the contamination of drinking water and it could have great implications for future gas drilling in the U.S.

The Federal Reserve has taken issue with Bloomberg's reporting on secret loans to big banks.

The Weather Service chief said he has never seen a year like this in terms of extreme weather. The 12 disasters alone also killed 646 people.

Jerry Sandusky was arrested again after new charges of sexual molestation surfaced.

The disgraced former Illinois governor was convicted in June of corruption for trying to sell President Obama's old senate seat.

The new initiative directs U.S. agencies to deter governments from criminalizing homosexuality and could strain relations with allies like Saudi Arabia.

Kepler-22b is bigger than Earth, but its temperature could be a comfy 70 degrees. It's the first exoplanet confirmed to be orbiting in the middle of the habitable zone of a sun-like star.

Google said other organizations were better suited to take the technology forward.

That's good news, say experts, but the bad news is funding for AIDS programs has dropped for the first time.

Paterno's son said doctors are optimistic about his father's recovery.