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Afghan aid money squandered, report says

A U.S. program designed to promote stability in war-ravaged Afghanistan has spent $47 million money on conferences and none on grants to accomplish its aim, according to a report released Mo...

Envoy seeks end to Egypt violence

CAIRO – Europe’s top diplomat urged Egypt’s interim government to reach out to the Muslim Brotherhood as she worked Monday to mediate an end to the country’s increasingly bloody crisis, whi...

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U.S. denies monitoring journalist’s phone calls WASHINGTON – A U.S. official said Monday that the National Security Agency did not monitor phone conversations between a New Zealan...

World Briefs

Pope says he won’t ‘judge’ gay priests ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT – A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying “who am I to judge” wh...

Sea-level rise threatens 1,400 U.S. cities, study says

A rise in sea levels threatens the viability of more than 1,400 cities and towns, including Miami, Virginia Beach and Jacksonville, unless there are deep cuts in heat-trapping greenhouse gas...

Mexico nabs three cartel suspects in officer’s killing

MEXICO CITY – Authorities detained three alleged members of the Knights Templar drug cartel in the killing of one of Mexico’s highest-ranking navy officers and a bodyguard, Attorney General ...

Optimism muted as Israel, Palestine prepare for new peace talks

JERUSALEM – Israeli and Palestinian teams flew to Washington on Monday to end five years of diplomatic stalemate and prepare for a new round of Mideast peace talks, though optimism was in s...

Scientists collect water near site of blown well

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Scientists from several universities are working to learn whether a gas well that blew wild last week off the Louisiana coast has polluted the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Chasing the elusive American dream

Financial hardship on the rise among whites

Nation/World Briefs

Florida apartment gunman said to be lonely, angry HIALEAH, Fla. – The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at his South Florida apartment building, killing six people, was a lone...

Morsi supporters remain defiant in face of Egyptian army threat

CAIRO – Escalating the confrontation after clashes that left 83 supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president dead, the interim government moved Sunday toward dismantling two pro-Mohammed ...

Tracking ankle bracelets nearly impossible

Sheer numbers mean some alarms go unchecked
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