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France's Marion Bartoli celebrates her women's singles championship at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon.

France's Marion Bartoli Wins Women's Title At Wimbledon

It's the first "Grand Slam" title for Bartoli, who defeated Germany's Sabine Lisicki in straight sets. The men's final on Sunday matches Novak Djokovic of Serbia against Scotland's Andy Murray.

Suspect in Stabbing Death Turns Himself In to Syracuse Police

Syracuse Police have arrested a suspect in Saturday’s stabbing death in Solvay who they say turned himself in. 31-year-old Jerry Benton of 261 W.…

Hillshire Farm products at Quality Market in Barre, Vt.

A Meaty Offer: Pilgrim's Pride Offers $5.58 Billion For Hillshire Brands

Pilgrim's Pride said the deal would create a "protein-focused company." The offer also puts Hillshire Brands' own intent to buy Pinnacle Foods in limbo.

Own A South Dakota Prairie Town For $400,000

The owner of Swett, S.D. — population 2 — put the whole town on the market last week. By "whole" we mean 6 acres, including a bar, a workshop, three trailers and a single house.

Rosetta, the European Space Agency's cometary probe with NASA contributions, is seen in an undated artist's rendering.

Rosetta Space Probe Gets Interplanetary Wake-Up Call

The European comet-chaser has been in hibernation for nearly three years in an effort to conserve power. It is due for an August rendezvous with 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

U.K. armed forces and U.S. Marines have ended combat operations in Afghanistan. In a formal handover, British troops stood with peers from the U.S. Marine Corps and the Afghan National Security Forces as the Union Flag and Stars and Stripes were lowered for the last time at the Bastion-Leatherneck complex Sunday.

U.S. Marines Leave Afghanistan, Along With British Force

The coalition base in southern Helmand Province was first established nearly 6 years ago. For Britain, the day brought an end to 13 years of military operations in Afghanistan.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives at Quirino Grandstand to celebrate his final Papal Mass in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday. In his homily, Francis warned about the Philippine government's "insidious" family planning program.

Record Turnout For Pope's Sunday Mass In Manila

Francis concludes his four-day visit to the region's only predominately Catholic country advocating for the poor and warning against the government's "insidious" family planning program.

Rep. Katko to Host "Listening Sessions" Across the 24th District

Central New York Congressmember John Katko is hoping to hear from residents on a variety of issues as he launches listening sessions planned for each…

Waves near Xiuyu district of Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province as Typhoon Soudelor lands on the coast Saturday night.

Typhoon Hits Chinese Coast After Sweeping Over Taiwan

The storm killed at least 6 people in Taiwan and has thrust millions into the dark. Some 1.4 million homes in China's Fujian province were evacuated ahead of its landfall.

The service sector cut 16 million jobs — including 8.6 million in leisure and hospitality — between March and April, ADP said.

20.2 Million Private-Sector Jobs Are Gone

The record job losses are a preview of the Labor Department's employment report for April coming Friday. ADP's new numbers are not surprising, given the more than 30 million jobless claims filed.

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