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San francisco/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as the board finds a replacement, sending its shares up 4 percent on hopes his departure will clear the way for a deal with Microsoft.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's recession could last even longer than feared, the country's economy minister warned on Tuesday, echoing comments from U.S. officials that the pain from the global financial crisis was far from over.

Top salesmen for $700 billion financial bailout set for congressional grilling

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - primary care doctors in the United States feel overworked and nearly half plan to either cut back on how many patients they see or quit medicine entirely, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

The likelihood of a final California Supreme Court showdown over same-sex marriage increased dramatically Monday when Attorney General Jerry Brown and the pro-Proposition 8 campaign urged the justices to decide whether the voter-approved ballot measure is...

Economists in Michigan, the long-time home of the auto industry, say they don't support the proposed multi-billion dollar bailout of Big Three automakers Chrysler, GM and Ford.

Violent sex offenders who are also illegal aliens in Virginia were identified, located, and deported thanks to a well-coordinated joint operation earlier this year involving both state and federal officials.

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A 7-month-old wild tiger died Tuesday in a central Indian zoo, two days after veterinarians tried to save the cub with a rare blood transfusion, officials said. The cub, which doctors named Juhi after a fragrant white flower native to India, had shown signs...

Only 49% of recorded violent crimes in England and Wales were solved by the police last year, official figures show.