The Associated Press reports that Ahmed Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a civilian court, has been convicted on one conspiracy charge, and acquitted on all others against him.

Incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski has been declared the winner of Alaska's U.S. Senate race. But her opponent Joe Miller, who defeated her in the Republican primary, has yet to concede.

President Barack Obama has awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta.

During a speech at the White House on Tuesday, the president noted that it was the first time in nearly 40 years that a recipient of the award has been able to receive it in person.

Prince William has finally popped the question to girlfriend Kate Middleton. As The Associated Press reports, it's a long-awaited announcement in the UK: William is the second-in-line for the throne after his father, Prince Charles.

September 11 first responders and recovery workers made sick by their work at the World Trade Center site have another week to decide whether they want to join a legal settlement.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that between the spring of 2009 and the spring of 2010, the average weekly wage in Manhattan rose 12 percent. In comparison, across the nation the average weekly wage increased less than one percent. The figures include end-of-year bonuses, which big banks typically pay out in the first part of the calendar year.

The head of New York City's school system, Chancellor Joel Klein, has resigned from his position. Cathie Black, the Chairman of Hearst Magazines will replace him.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that magazine magnate Cathleen Black will be the next Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. She replaces Joel Klein, who held the position for eight years before announcing his departure for News Corp. on Tuesday afternoon.

Republican Tom Foley has announced he's conceding to Democrat Dan Malloy in the race to be Connecticut's next governor. Foley made the decision despite the possibility that there were irregularities in the vote, which Malloy won by a razor-thin margin.

Thousands of police officers, firefighters and ground zero cleanup workers have until the end of today to join a legal settlement that could pay them as much as $815 million.

President Barack Obama has scheduled a meeting with Republican and Democratic leaders on November 18.

Andrew Cuomo is elected governor of New York State, taking over the office his father won 28 years ago.

There were a few close House races in New Jersey, but in the end, 12 of the state’s 13 incumbents held on to their seats.

The BBC reports that two mail bombs exploded in separate incidents on Tuesday, one at the Swiss embassy and another at the Russian embassy in Athens, Greece, and that additional suspicious packages addressed to other embassies in Athens were also intercepted. No injuries were reported.

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President John F. Kennedy's aide, close confidant, and long-time speechwriter, Theodore C. Sorensen, has died at the age of 82.  Sorenson's wife, Gillian, said her husband died Sunday at New York Presbyterian Hospital, of complications from a recent stroke.

Powerful explosives addressed to Chicago synagogues may have been intended to destroy the planes they were sent on, security officials acknowledged as they tried to figure out how to respond to the al-Qaida-linked plot.

Officials told The Associated Press that disaster was narrowly averted.

In a speech from the White House Briefing Room on Friday afternoon, President Barack Obama confirmed that suspicious packages found overseas did contain explosive material.