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The court overturned two rape-as-accomplice convictions against Warren Jeffs, saying the trial judge misstated the law in his jury instructions. Jeffs was charged with facilitating the rape of a 14-year-old by "marrying" her to a 19-year-old.

Flooding has displaced hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis, leaving many of them without shelter, or access to food and medical supplies. Punjab Province, one of the country's poorest parts, has been left in particularly bad shape.

The Technology Review Editors' Blog finds out "What Twitter Learns from All Those Tweets." Among other things, the company what makes a user post more frequently.

According to "The Daily Telegraph," the miners "have apparently reached an agreement to share the profits made from recounting their ordeal."

According to several newspapers, the Pope, concerned about racy photographs of Carla Bruni, asked the French president not to bring her to the Vatican.

Every miner will be placed inside a capsule, which will be lifted up a shaft to the surface -- a journey that lasts 15 minutes each way.

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray defeated incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty in the Democratic primary -- in which the implementation of school reform was a central issue.

He says barriers are working, as scientists begin to experiment with genetic engineering and the creation of Asian carp-specific toxins, which would target the species' digestive system and reproductive system.

The suit centers on rules and fees the companies impose on merchants. They are charged with making it difficult for businesses to allow alternative forms of payment.

As NPR reported earlier, the Department of Justice unsealed indictments against more than a dozen individuals, charging them with aiding al-Shabab, a Somali terrorist group.