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Despite Arab anger, Qatar to continue support for Gaza
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Qatar will continue to support development projects in the Hamas-controlled Gaza…
Madonna welcomed in Malawi as ‘daughter of this nation’
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Madonna was welcomed in Malawi on Tuesday for the official opening of…
The Latest: I-80 wildfire triggers health alert in Reno
RENO, Nev. – The Latest on wildfires burning in Nevada (all times local, PDT): 11:35…
The Latest: McConnell to unveil revised health bill Thursday
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health…
Cleveland diocese’s new leader is New York auxiliary bishop
CLEVELAND – An auxiliary bishop from New York will become the next bishop in the…
Jean Coutu says resumption of generic drug talks a sign that deal is possible
VARENNES, Que. – Pharmacy chain Jean Coutu says the resumption of talks last week between…
The Latest: Retired judge perplexed soldier kept in Army
HONOLULU – The Latest on a Hawaii-based soldier being arrested on terrorism charges (all times…
McConnell nixes part of Senate vacation to deal with backlog
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday cancelled the first two weeks of the…
The Latest: Official: Person of interest makes bail, freed
PHILADELPHIA – The Latest on the search in Pennsylvania for four missing men (all times…
Democrat Jimmy Gomez sworn in to House seat from California
WASHINGTON – Democrat Jimmy Gomez was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on…
China controls information about ailing Nobel Prize laureate
BEIJING – As China’s government faces mounting international pressure to grant imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize…
Detained Iranian researcher sent back to home country
BOSTON – An Iranian cancer researcher who was detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport has…
UK police detail painstaking search for London fire remains
LONDON – British police on Wednesday described the painstaking work of recovering remains from a…
NYC launches $32 million plan to reduce rat population
New York City announced a $32 million, multi-agency plan on Wednesday to reduce its rat…
The Latest: Trump says health bill ‘has to get passed’
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican effort to replace the Obama health care law…
Mom wants apology over McDonald’s slide covered in poop
MANCHESTER, N.H. – A woman says her 5-year-old son came down a slide at a…
Sidney Crosby ‘didn’t hear’ concussion controversy during the playoffs
HALIFAX – Sidney Crosby says he wasn’t paying attention to those questioning whether he should…
House panel unveils foreign aid cuts, backs US-Mexico wall
WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled legislation slashing $10 billion from foreign aid, a…
Funeral home shut down after maggots, other violations found
DETROIT – A Michigan funeral home has been shut down after inspections found maggots on…
The Latest: State officials defend low-income health program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on a lawsuit alleging a California health care program discriminates…
John Quinn, a founding editor at USA Today, dies at age 91
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – A founding editor at USA Today has died in Rhode Island…
Hospital: Jailed Nobel laureate’s condition life threatening
SHENYANG, China – Imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo’s condition is life threatening…
Harvard proposal would ban fraternities and sororities
BOSTON – A proposal at Harvard University would ban all fraternities, sororities and single-gender clubs…
Prosecutor: Human remains discovered in search for 4 men
NEW HOPE, Pa. – The body of one of four missing young men was found…