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Before Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was killed, only incumbent presidential candidates were given Secret Service protection. Over the years the agency has developed criteria for which White House hopefuls receive security services.

Nervous employers slashed nearly 50,000 jobs from their payrolls in May, sending the unemployment rate up to 5.5 percent for the month. It was the biggest monthly increase in the rate in 22 years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his country's vast energy wealth to return Moscow to the world stage during his eight years in office. But instead of integrating with the West, as some had hoped, the Kremlin has made its mark by opposing Western policy.

Hillary Clinton's supporters in Indiana began Tuesday evening celebrating — and ended it realizing the end might be near for her campaign.

President Bush heads to Israel on Tuesday to join in celebrations marking its 60th anniversary. His visit to the Jewish state is the first stop on a five-day trip that will take him to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. President Bush will also work on getting the Middle East peace negotiations back on track.

A Death Valley ranch used by Charles Manson and his murderous clan nearly 40 years ago may be a burial site for murder victims. Inyo County investigators suspect Manson, serving a life sentence for the "Helter Skelter" killings of 1969, may have hid more bodies at the ranch.

Adila, a 6-year-old Afghan girl with a congenital heart defect, had life-saving surgery in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. She's in the cardiac intensive care unit, but is stable.

Think the decision to smoke or quit is solely a personal matter? Think again. Researchers have found that relationships, even many degrees removed, can have a big influence on behavior.

The presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, releases his health records Friday. McCain has dealt with melanoma in the past and has some orthopedic problems from his years as a prisoner of war. He hasn't released his health records since 1999.

A clerk in Yolo County, Ca., didn't want to wait until Tuesday morning to conduct gay marriage ceremonies. So the straight Christian clerk started them at 5:01 p.m. Monday — the earliest possible time she could. She married 11 couples.