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Wayne Rooney (above) scores twice as Manchester United crush AC Milan 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League and ruin David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford.

Big-spending Real Madrid crash out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage for the sixth successive season after being held to a 1-1 home draw by French side Lyon on Wednesday.

Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted to commit suicide in 2005, according to a police report filed at the time.

Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at this year’s State of the Union address “very troubling.”

Flying in and out of New York — which is usually no picnic — is likely to get worse this spring and summer. A new nationwide rule on tarmac delays, possible exemptions to that rule and a runway closure may create a perfect storm for air travelers when bad weather is added to the mix.

Some 65 years after their service, a group of former civilian women pilots whose unheralded work was key to helping the U.S. effort in World War II were honored Wednesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.

President Obama met Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.

New York state’s top police official announced Wednesday he was quitting, the second acting superintendent to step down in as many weeks.

Air Force Lt. Col. Ken Bourland hugged his wife, Peggy, goodbye and headed out for his two-day mission.

Geeks rock! In honor of the South by Southwest festival’s convergence of techie and music culture, we rank the top 10 geek-rock tunes of all time, from “She Blinded Me with Science” to “Particle Man.”