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Syrian activists say suicide vehicle bombing of checkpoint outside Damascus kills 16 soldiers     

China arrest man suspected of killing his pregnant wife and 6 more, including young nieces     

An almost two-year-old sexual assault case involving a high school football player and a 14-year-old girl has come back to haunt a small town in Missouri.     

Nanjing city mayor sacked on suspicion of serious violations of party discipline, state news agency reports.

Police: Tainted bootleg liquor kills 32 in northern India, sickens dozens more     

Police issue highest alert as US and local intelligence agencies assess reports of Westgate-style threat in Kampala.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A truck carrying hog feed smashed into the rear of a passenger bus on a remote downhill provincial road in the Philippines early Saturday, setting off a series of wrecks that left at least 20 ...

Answering the tips line does not rank among the most glamorous posts in the detective bureau, but the importance of the work was reaffirmed when the Police Department announced an arrest in the Baby Hope case.     

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama has discussed Syria, human rights and other issues with Norway's new prime minister.     

Some 3,000 daredevils decked out in white outfits and red scarves dodged bulls at a Georgia horse park to get a taste of the running of the bulls, as made famous in Spain.     

DENVER (AP) -- Governments that try to force citizens to decide between a free press and national security create a "false choice" that weakens democracy, and journalists must fight increasing government overreach that h...

McCutcheon is another test case of the kind constructed by plutocrat-interest types to topple the few walls still standing in the ruins of America's election integrity. More important than the ultimate decision of the ca...

The New York Post put a somewhat controversial Thought Catalog writer on the cover of Saturday's paper. By mid-afternoon, the Post tracked the girl down again to get her reaction to being put on the cover of the New...

The mayor wants to increase the city's cigarette tax by 75 cents to help plug a budget gap, a move that would give Chicago the nation's highest total cigarette taxes.     

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CONYERS, Ga. (AP) -- Thousands of miles from Spain, daredevils in white outfits and red scarves dodged bulls at a Georgia horse park to get a taste of the running of the bulls.     

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner was booked into jail and then released on charges of false imprisonment and battery.     

Republicans and the Tea Partiers have a vested interest in keeping people ignorant of scientific realities because this paves the way for them to remove social safety nets by defunding or repealing the ACA. They believe ...

BOSTON (AP) -- Alex Avila is in the starting lineup for the Detroit Tigers in Game 6 of the AL championship series after being injured in the previous game.     

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Two Utah Boy Scout leaders who purposely knocked over an ancient desert rock formation in a state park say they've received death threats since a video of the toppling went viral.