Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures. Hundreds of masked and hooded youths punched and kicked motorcycle police, knocking...

Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people. The "Be Counted, Represent" campaign offers music downloads and a chance at concert...

Satellite tracking shows three mushers have left Cripple, the halfway point in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. John Baker of Kotzebue has the early lead Thursday, followed by four-time champion Martin Buser of Big Lake and Bruce Linton of Kasilof. The next checkpoint is at Ruby, and the next...