NEW ORLEANS – The widow of a prison guard slain 43 years ago at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola wants…
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3 female suicide bombers die in failed attacks aimed at northeast Nigerian city – Police
BAUCHI, Nigeria – Police say three women wearing explosive vests blew up near Maiduguri in an apparent failed suicide bombing…
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US Embassy in Jakarta moves Fourth of July celebration to June to accommodate Muslims
The United States Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia celebrated Independence Day a month early — to accommodate the country’s Muslim population.…
Read MoreGerman court nixes case against 2 men who smuggled drugs at behest of undercover police
BERLIN – A court in Germany has overturned guilty verdicts against two men who smuggled large amounts of Ecstasy from…
Read MoreBombings target public places, Iraqi security forces, killing 18 people in and around Baghdad
BAGHDAD – A series of bombings targeting public places and Iraqi security forces killed 18 people in and around Baghdad…
Read MoreNepal’s main political parties reach agreement, paving the way for a new constitution
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepal’s main political parties have reached agreements on several disputed issues that could lead to the drafting…
Read MoreSurviving solar storms: Could the ‘Scorch Trials’ world become real?
In the recently released “Maze Runner: Scorch Trials” trailer, kids have to survive in a world destroyed by solar flares.…
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New AMA policy favors ending nonmedical vaccine exemptions
The American Medical Association has adopted policies against nonmedical vaccine refusals and for transgender people in the military. The nation’s…
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WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
A joint South Korean-World Health Organization mission studying an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) recommended on Wednesday that…
Read MoreHead of New Jersey group sued over ‘gay conversion’ therapy takes witness stand in trial
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The director of a nonprofit that offered so-called gay conversion therapy is testifying in a consumer…
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