(AP Photo/Office of the Yemeni Presidency) SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni troops battling al Qaeda fighters in the country’s south have forced them to retreat, but military officials said Thursday the push in a major southern city is going slowly because... Full Article at Washington Times

WINDSOR, Ontario — Police in the Canadian province of Ontario say they are holding a man who is accused of swallowing a $20,000 diamond as long as it takes for him to produce the evidence. It has been nearly a week since Richard Mackenzie Matthews, 52,... Full Article at Washington Times

He also wants to do extended retesting to see how the athletes are faring mentally over the course of several years. In the meantime, McAllister said the results of the study pose both good news and bad news for football athletes and their fans. ... Full Article at FOX News

On the heels of the hugely successful Mr. Sunday's Soups, Lorraine Wallace—wife of Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace—shares another family tradition: the night before taping his show, Chris always wants something familiar and comforting for dinner:... Full Article at FOX News

Imagine a home that heats and cools itself without the need of a furnace or AC unit; one that produces its own zero emission supply of electricity, and is not dependant on a municipal source for water. This kind of home also processes all of its... Full Article at FOX News

"While it's encouraging to hear travel companies talk about breaking records rather than recuperating from recessionary setbacks, our research demonstrates how the recovery has left a significant portion of people behind," says Carroll Rheem, senior... Full Article at CNBC

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 10:22 AM EDT, Thu May 17, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Investigators suggest that the shooter posed as a police officer An elderly man and a 48-year-old woman were shot dead (CNN) -- Ballistics tests have linked the shooting... Full Article at CNN

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New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits were unchanged last week, according to government data on Thursday that will do little to ease concerns about a recent slowdown in jobs growth. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits held steady at a... Full Article at CNBC

In a statement, Human Genome said it adopted the rights plan "to allow the company to fully engage in its strategic review process and as a means to protect the long-term interests of the company's stockholders." The rights plan will not stop any... Full Article at CNBC

"I prefer our challenges to those of any economy anywhere in the world," he said, adding that he believed that the simultaneous expiration of U.S. tax breaks and the threat of budget cuts presented an opportunity for politicians to find a way to put the... Full Article at CNBC

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Two Pakistani air force planes crashed in a residential area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing all four pilots on board and injuring five people on the ground, police said. Residents of Nowshera city, where the planes... Full Article at FOX News

America hit a demographic milestone last year, with new census figures showing for the first time more than half the children born in the U.S. were minorities. That percentage just barely eked over the halfway mark, with minorities making up 50.4... Full Article at FOX News

Republicans launched the debate, which was aimed less at successfully passing a bill than highlighting the failure of Senate Democrats to deal with a budget deficit expected to top $1 trillion for the fourth consecutive year. The Senate rejected five... Full Article at FOX News