MOSCOW – Russian police have detained dozens of opposition activists who tried to hold a demonstration in central Moscow on…
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Pope urges Kenyans to work for peace amid extremist violence
Brushing aside security concerns, Pope Francis arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on his first-ever trip to Africa and urged Kenyans…
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Oregon school pumpkin carving party suspected in norovirus outbreak
A pre-Halloween pumpkin carving party may have caused a norovirus outbreak that has sickened more than 100 students, teachers and…
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Swiss finance minister to step down, leaving cabinet seat sought by nationalists
GENEVA – The Swiss finance minister says she’s resigning from Switzerland’s seven-member executive body following legislative elections in which a…
Read More‘Last Ship’ star Rhona Mitra saving the world on and off screen
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Rhona Mitra is doing her best to save the world both on “The Last Ship,” and…
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Kurdish fighters capture IS military base north of de facto IS capital of Raqqa
BEIRUT – Activists say Kurdish fighters and their allies have captured an Islamic State group military base in northern Syria.…
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Al Qaeda captures major airport, seaport and oil terminal in southern Yemen
SANAA, Yemen – Al Qaeda seized control of a major airport, a sea port and an oil terminal in southern…
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Dismembered Remains Found in Texas Identified as Missing North Carolina Mother
Dismembered remains found scattered in a Texas creek were positively identified Tuesday as those of a missing North Carolina mother…
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Jury Selection Continues in Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping Trial
Jury selection is scheduled to resume Tuesday for the man charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart. The trial…
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Calif. Gas Line Rupture Sparks Safety Questions
SAN BRUNO, Calif.– Federal authorities are probing a natural gas pipeline and how it was maintained as they investigate the…
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