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Suicide bombers strike at two Shiite mosques said to be frequented by supporters of the country's Houthi rebel movement.

The Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles' decision to deny a license plate proposal because it features the Confederate flag.

An Australian immigration official accidentally exposed passport details, dates of birth and other personal information for 31 world leaders during last year's G-20 summit in Brisbane.

The White House will ask a higher court to allow President Obama's executive actions to take effect, while the case is in court. A federal judge in Texas ruled Obama overstepped his authority.

President Viktor Poroshenko, speaking on the one-year anniversary of a bloody day of protests leading up to his predecessor's ouster, accuses the Kremlin of organizing snipers who killed dozens.

The space rock punched through the clouds near Detroit just after 8 p.m. with a boom that shook houses and registered magnitude 2.0 on U.S. Geological Survey instruments.

The Department of Homeland Security has reached out to elections officials in Ohio and 20 other states, which have confirmed they were targeted by...

Also: Earthquake rescue work continues in Mexico; Kenyan justices explain why they nullified a presidential election; and Major League Baseball sets a new season record for home runs.

Also: Pro-Syrian fighters kill dozens of civilians in heavy bombardments; potential flooding may come to the central U.S. today; and students will lobby for gun control at the Florida state capitol.

How did the social security number become the most important identifier in the United States? And is that even a good idea?