| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Army suicides hit record level | | The U.S. Army reported Thursday that there were 325 confirmed or potential suicides last year among active and nonactive military personnel. |
| Mexican cult accused of forced labor | | A cult operating in Mexico, along the U.S. border, is accused of kidnapping and forcing victims to work and have sex, the country's National Migration Institute said Wednesday. |
| Secret Service director to retire | | U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan will step down this month, concluding a long career that was clouded last year by a scandal at the agency involving agents and prostitutes ahead of a presidential summit in Colombia. |
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