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World Briefs

Swiss man sets fire on train, stabs people BERLIN – Police in Switzerland say a Swiss man set a fire and stabbed people on a train in the country’s northeast, wounding six people as well as ...

Nation Briefs

‘Making a Murderer’ conviction tossed out MADISON, Wis. – A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of helping his uncle kill a woman in a case p...

World Briefs

Pakistan says it will expel American ISLAMABAD – An American who entered Pakistan last week after being expelled from the country five years earlier will be deported again after being interr...

Nation & World Briefs

California wildfire blamed on hot tub SAN FRANCISCO – A hot tub’s faulty wiring ignited one of California’s most destructive wildfires, a blaze that killed four people, sent four firefighter...

Nation & World Briefs

Judge refuses to cut ex-mayor’s sentence CHICAGO – A federal judge refused Tuesday to lighten Rod Blagojevich’s original 14-year prison sentence for corruption, rejecting pleas for lenience ...

Sports Extra

College Football Longtime ACC head coach Dooley dies at 82 WILMINGTON, N.C. – Former North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest coach Bill Dooley died at the age of 82. ...

Nation & World Briefs

Warming, waterborne illnesses linked WASHINGTON – Rising global temperatures are linked to increasing waterborne food poisoning, particularly from eating raw oysters, along with other nasty ...

Nation & World Briefs

Family of 5 dead in murder-suicide SINKING SPRING, Pa. – A couple featured in news stories about their difficulties getting medication for a daughter, Willow, who had a heart transplant were...

Nation & World Briefs

Two men killed in skydiving jump SAN FRANCISCO – Northern California authorities say two skydivers are dead. San Joaquin Sheriff's Sgt. Brandon Riley said the bodies were found S...

Nation Briefs

House won’t vote on trade bill, Ryan says WASHINGTON – Speaker Paul Ryan says the House will not vote this year on the sweeping Asia-Pacific trade deal backed by President Barack Obama. ...

World Briefs

Israel not backing Iran nuke deal JERUSALEM – Israel is rejecting remarks by President Barack Obama contending it no longer opposes the nuclear deal that world powers struck with Iran in 201...

Sports Extra

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Woman accusing Gators of assault boycotts hearing The attorney for a woman who accused two Florida football players of sexual assault informed the university that...