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A White House source says Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama’s choice for secretary of health and human services.

A combative President Barack Obama warned on Saturday he was bracing for a fight against powerful lobbyists and special interests who sought to pick apart his $3.55 trillion budget.

U.S. deaths in Afghanistan increased threefold during the first two months of 2009, after thousands more troops deployed and commanders ramped up winter operations.

When Lisa Pagan reports for duty Sunday, four long years after she was honorably discharged from the Army, she will arrive with more than her old uniform. She is bringing her kids, too.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett predicted Saturday that “the nation’s economy will be in shambles throughout 2009″ and probably “well beyond.”

The military said 72 officers were still missing Saturday after a two-day mutiny by Bangladesh’s border guards, as the death toll rose to 76 with the discovery of 10 more bodies in mass graves.

The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel from the Patriots in exchange for a second-round draft pick.

Police recovered millions in stolen cash and interrogated seven suspected robbers Saturday, a day after a gang took a bank employee’s family hostage and forced him to rob his own branch.

The American soldier stepped out of the Baghdad nightclub. In one hand, he clutched his weapon. In the other, a green can of Tuborg beer.

Police in Ohio say a woman has been charged with child endangerment after another motorist reported she was both breast-feeding the youngster and talking on a phone while driving.