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Re-creating old weapons for new discoveries of human history
KENT, Ohio – Metin Eren wasn’t satisfied just digging up ancient arrowheads to learn about…
The Latest: FBI pick says Russia probe not a “witch hunt”
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Senate hearing on Christopher Wray’s nomination as FBI director…
Dorms evacuated after bomb threat at UCLA recreation centre
LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of students fled University of California, Los Angeles residence halls after…
Watchdog report: Solitary confinement can harm inmates
WASHINGTON – The nation’s federal prisons are holding inmates in solitary confinement for long periods…
The Latest: Human remains found in search for 4 missing men
NEW HOPE, Pa. – The Latest on the search in Pennsylvania for four missing men…
Turkey detains 44 people suspected of planning attacks
ISTANBUL – A Turkish official says 44 people suspected of planning terror attacks linked to…
Pakistan issues flash flood warning as monsoon rains kill 7
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority has issued a flash flood warning after monsoon…
Irish novelist wins Ohio literary peace award
CINCINNATI – Irish novelist, journalist and essayist Colm Toibin is this year’s winner of a…
2 gorings, 6 more injured on Day 7 of San Fermin festival
PAMPLONA, Spain – Two Spaniards were gored and six more runners also injured during the…
Malaysia holds memorial for victims of downed Flight 17
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia held a memorial service Thursday to mark the anniversary of…
No plans to remove ‘comfort women’ statues in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s government said Thursday there are no plans to remove a pair of statues…
Lord’s Resistance Army increasingly active, UN warns
JOHANNESBURG – The United Nations is warning of increasing activity by an African rebel group…
French-German summit: Kids games, defence and Eurozone
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have opened the 19th…
Baloney Meter: ‘A little baloney’ in claim feds couldn’t stop Khadr lawsuit
OTTAWA – “Further protracted proceedings in the civil suit would add millions more in costs…
A year after vote, UK unveils bill to make Brexit a reality
LONDON – There’s no divorce without paperwork. Just over a year after Britons voted to…
Rwanda accused of killings over suspected petty crimes
KIGALI, Rwanda – A human rights group accuses Rwanda’s government of killing at least 37…
New York man charged with strangling his 95-year-old grandma
FORT ANN, N.Y. – A New York man has been charged with strangling his 95-year-old…
Man accused of threatening Obama admits having ammunition
BOSTON – A Massachusetts man who authorities say threatened to assassinate President Barack Obama, bomb…
Court hearing seeks to ban Paris-Match photos of Nice attack
PARIS – France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor ordered an urgent court hearing Thursday to try to stop…
Evacuees return home as wildfires across West calm down
OROVILLE, Calif. – Nearly all evacuation orders have been called off for three major fires…
Romanian leader to NATO official: we’ll spend 2% on defence
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has promised a senior NATO officer that Romania…
Ajax player Nouri has severe and permanent brain damage
VIENNA – Ajax midfielder Abdelhak Nouri has been diagnosed with severe and permanent brain damage,…
5 convicted in killing of Puerto Rico government official
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A jury in Puerto Rico has found five people guilty…
Trudeau says Khadr settlement troubles him, but it could have cost more
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau says he shares the concerns of Canadians who object to reports…