“The Battle of the Barns” is over. Wolf Trap, protecting its Barns of Wolf Trap trademark, has agreed to withdraw its federal lawsuit against The Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville in exchange for Rose Hill removing “the” from its name, Rose Hill announced Friday night. Read full article > >

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Wolf Trap, Barns of Rose Hill settle suit

When it comes to the fate of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, proponents and foes agree that the fight did not end with President Obama’s decision Wednesday to reject the pipeline’s permit application. The question is how the battle will be waged in the months to come. Read full article > >

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Keystone XL oil pipeline battle has only just begun

When it comes to the fate of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, proponents and foes agree that the fight did not end with President Obama’s decision Wednesday to reject the pipeline’s permit application. The question is how the battle will be waged in the months to come. Read full article > >

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Keystone XL oil pipeline battle has only just begun

Author Salman Rushdie says he has won his battle with Facebook over what to call himself on his profile page on the social network.

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Rushdie claims Facebook name win

The best way for the federal government to publicize a book? Attempt to muzzle the author. You probably wouldn’t be reading about Peter Van Buren right now had the State Department not stripped him of his security clearance and suspended him after publication of his book, “ We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People .” Read full article > >

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State’s actions against Peter Van Buren offer a few lessons on use of classified info, power

ATHENS — The crisis plan approved by European leaders early Thursday morning sent global stock markets rocketing as officials claimed that they had turned a corner in the battle to rebuild confidence in the euro region. But even as many market analysts welcomed the resolution they cautioned that the 15-page plan , hammered out over late-night brinkmanship in a government office building in Brussels, remains very much a work in progress. Key details are uncertain, they say, and a slowing European economy could throw the program off course. Read full article > >

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Europe plan raises hope but will need to prove itself in practice

Veterans of the battle for Surt streamed into Benghazi to a raucous heroes’ welcome, firing round after round into the air and yelling greetings to a packed crowd.

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Jubilant Fighters Return to Benghazi, the Cradle of Libya’s Revolt

In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California, putting the state on the front lines of the battle about force-feeding ducks and geese to produce the delicacy.

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In California, Going All Out to Bid Adieu to Foie Gras

The United Nations and its diplomatic partners are calling on rebels and forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi to avoid revenge killings as evidence emerged of executions in the battle for Tripoli.

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UK jets bomb Gadhafi’s hometown

Doctors and journalists reported evidence of fresh massacres by both sides around Tripoli, while the battle to establish full control of Colonel Qaddafi’s breached compound, Bab al-Aziziya, raged on.

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Inside a Libyan Hospital, Proof of a Revolt’s Costs

The memoir of a former F.B.I. agent who spent years near the center of the battle against Al Qaeda is the focus of a fight over who will get to write the history of that era.

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C.I.A. Fights Memoir of 9/11 by F.B.I. Agent in Terror Fight

Early Monday morning, Jack Layton, 61, Leader of the Official Opposition in Canada, passed away after losing his battle to cancer. His passing is an unequivocal tragedy in the Canadian political arena.

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Goodbye, Jack: Remembering Canada’s Beloved Public Servant

London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone compares his battle to regain City Hall from Boris Johnson with the “great struggle between Churchill and Hitler”.

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Livingstone makes Hitler comments

Vehicle manufacturers say they are winning the battle against car crime, but owners need to do more to stop their keys being stolen.

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Car industry ‘has beaten thieves’

Severe storms pounded south-central Michigan Sunday, knocking out power to more than 100,000 customers and cutting a path of destruction through the city of Battle Creek, officials said.

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Severe storms hit southern Michigan