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CAIRO (AP) — The latest in the events surrounding the purported slaying by Egypt's Islamic State affiliate of Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek, after...

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police outnumbered protesters along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson overnight, signaling the demonstrations around the anniver...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Details of Greece's latest bailout package were being pored over across Europe on Wednesday as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ins...

KEENE, N.H. (AP) — Fifty years after Jonathan Daniels was shot dead by an ardent segregationist in Alabama, the people who stood with him then lament ...

HOUSTON (AP) — A man charged in the deaths of a couple and six children at a Houston home has professed love for one of the victims — his son — and sa...

TOKYO (AP) — A U.S. Army helicopter crashed while landing on a Navy ship during training Wednesday off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, injuring se...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poachers have killed record numbers of rhinos in South Africa in recent years, but some conservationists believe the toll could be...

BEIRUT (AP) — Heavy rebel shelling and government airstrikes around the Syrian capital on Wednesday killed at least 36 people and wounded scores more ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Philip Johnson was dying of pancreatic cancer when he brought his former wife, Thanh Tran, to the basement of his home in Venice, Ca...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For six and a half years, the White House has had a quick comeback to questions about its yet-to-be-announced decision on the propos...

BEIJING (AP) — China's yuan fell further Wednesday, fueling concern about a possible "currency war" if other governments fight back with their own dev...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan to make college more affordable and ease the burden of student debt could easily end up costing more t...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they have found what they believe could be parts of a Buk missile system at the site in e...

SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — This 500-year-old city smells of fresh paint and varnish. Residents stroll along a recently completed harbor promenade under gle...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fatigued Wal-Mart truck driver failed to slow down despite a warning and was responsible for a highway crash last year that severe...

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The latest in the events marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri (all times local...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece agreed on the broad terms of a new financial rescue package on Tuesday, with a few details remaining to be cleared up bef...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece agreed to harsh terms for a new three-year bailout Tuesday and vowed to push it through parliament this week, despite mou...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A young Mississippi couple who are charged with attempting to join the Islamic State were ordered held without bail Tuesday, pend...

LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires are charging through several states in the parched West, scorching homes and forcing people to flee. Flames are pl...