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Aid assistance in the wake of natural disasters comes in many forms. And as Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh reports, sometimes it involves sending…

Many economists say the government should spend more in the near term to stimulate jobs and growth, rather than focusing on cutting the debt. But House Republicans' insistence on spending cuts places the fragile recovery on a potential collision course with President Obama's 2012 re-election bid.

Demand for oil is shooting up in China and other developing countries. And it's likely to keep rising for years to come. But the world's big oil-producing regions may be unable or unwilling to increase production fast enough to keep up. The upshot: High gas prices.

But the country's foreign secretary also says Pakistan's intelligence agency gave the U.S. a key bit of information that helped reveal Osama bin Laden hiding place.

Where do House Republicans stand when it comes to Medicare cuts as formal negotiations on cutting the deficit begin? They're not ready to show their cards just yet.

Over the past decade, Macel Ely decided to find out who his great-uncle — the late gospel singer Brother Claude Ely — really was. In interviews with nearly 1,400 people, Macel discovered that Claude had a healing effect on those who came to his revivals — and his music influenced some of the pioneers of rock 'n' roll.

Fighting between rebel forces and troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi is at a standstill in eastern Libya. But a rebel fighter says they have gotten the go-ahead for a new offensive in the coming days. The remaining residents of Ajdabiya are bracing for a new round of fighting.

Ever wonder what makes something funny? E.B. White once wrote that "humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind." A look at an explanation behind the punch line.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the administration is trying to free some of the $30 billion of Libyan state funds frozen in the United States to help the rebels in Libya. Clinton is attending a meeting in Rome of the so-called "Libya Contact Group," where the Italian government said a special fund is being set up to channel money to rebel leaders in Benghazi. Two Arab Gulf states said they would make contributions to the fund: Kuwait promised $180 million, while Qatar said it would contribute between $400 million and $500 million.

New York magazine Daily Intel blogger Sarah Owen writes that she saw Koch at a Manhattan charity ball Wednesday. Not only did the big donor to Republican causes begrudge the president credit for Osama bin Laden's killing but he made the president sound like the second coming of Eugene V. Debs.