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Turkey issues warrants for 23 judges and prosecutors
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s state-run news agency says detention warrants have been issued for 23 judges…
In Mosul, hunger grows amid slow advances against IS
MOSUL, Iraq – Aliyah Hussein and the 25 family members sheltering with her in Mosul’s…
Pakistan dispatches supplies to southwest border villages
QUETTA, Pakistan – Pakistan dispatched truckloads of relief supplies Saturday to villages along the southwest…
Police officials: Taliban run over a district headquarters
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Taliban insurgents overran a district police headquarters in northeastern Afghanistan after two…
As Afghan stalemate grinds on, Trump mulls additional troops
WASHINGTON – As the Trump administration weighs sending more troops to Afghanistan, the 16-year war…
UP town ‘blown away’ by Slovenia ambassador’s visit
TRAUNIK, Mich. – In a tiny Michigan town, they’re still talking about a high-profile visitor:…
Expanded DNA testing leads to charges in 1990s slayings
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – As lab technicians analyzed a DNA sample from a New York man…
GOP chairman warns agencies about requests for records
WASHINGTON – A House Republican chairman has told a dozen government agencies to exclude communications…
The whole gumbo: Notes from lovers of New Orleans’ Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS – For seven days, the blare of trombones, tubas, washboards, guitars and soul-stirring…
Molinari leads by a shot at Wells Fargo; Johnson makes cut
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Francesco Molinari returned to slightly calmer wind and didn’t miss a shot…
Cyclist killed in Colorado canyon was student from Brazil
BOULDER, Colo. – A coroner has identified a bicyclist who died after being hit by…
Oilers try to leave collapse in past and focus on forcing a decisive Game 7
ANAHEIM, Calif. – If not for the final few minutes of the third period, Friday…
Iran’s president attacks rival’s background in judiciary
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that voters in next…
Vatican celebrates big bang to dispel faith-science conflict
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is celebrating the big-bang theory. That’s not as out of…
Woman who was foster mother to more than 70 children dies
BOSTON – A Massachusetts woman who became a foster mother to more than 70 children…
Report: Chesapeake Bay health improves, but long way to go
BALTIMORE – Boosted by stronger fish populations, the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay improved…
Police: Man takes minivan when driver mistakes him for valet
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Authorities say a man stole a minivan at an Atlantic City…
Court issues final ruling reinstating Skakel conviction
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Supreme Court has finalized a ruling that reinstated the murder…
‘Rumble’ wins $50,000 award for best Canadian film at Hot Docs festival
TORONTO – “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World” took top honours at this year’s…
Former PC organizer to plead not guilty to convention assault charge: lawyer
CALGARY – The lawyer for Alan Hallman says the one-time organizer with Jason Kenney’s Progressive…
Tait tackles millennial friendship in ‘Fake Plastic Love’
“Fake Plastic Love” (Flatiron Books), by Kimberley Tait Having the ability to determine if someone…
Mayor charged with corruption hosts cruise to pay legal fees
PATERSON, N.J. – A New Jersey mayor facing corruption charges has hosted a cruise to…
Russia wants quick UN vote for Syria ‘de-escalation zones’
The U.N. Security Council president says Russia wants a vote early this week on a…
Ripa, Liotta, Chung among New Jersey Hall of Fame honorees
ASBURY PARK, N.J. – New Jersey’s Hall of Fame has honoured its newest members with…