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UN says refugee population hits record high

GENEVA – Imagine the entire population of France uprooted from their homes, forced to flee danger, persecution or starvation. The U.N. refugee agency says more people than that – 65 million ...

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12 girls discovered at 51-year-old man’s home FEASTERVILLE, Pa – 51-year-old Lee Kaplan of Feasterville, Pennsylvania faces charges that include statutory sexual assault, The Associated Pres...

A divided Senate answers Orlando with gridlock on gun curbs

WASHINGTON – A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando’s mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knott...

Global coral bleaching event expected to last through 2016

Honolulu conference examines growing problem

Orlando gunman spoke in ‘chilling, calm and deliberate manner’ during 911 call

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando gunman Omar Mateen identified himself as an Islamic soldier in calls with authorities during his rampage and demanded to a crisis negotiator that the U.S. “stop bombi...

Attorney General says Mateen investigation moving forward

ORLANDO, Fla. – Although the killer is known, the investigation continues into what motivated and enabled Omar Mateen to carry out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. ...

UK referendum campaign resumes in earnest with vote near

LONDON – Britain’s long and difficult referendum campaign has resumed in earnest after a three-day halt caused by the killing of Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox in a brazen knife and gun attack...

Fire scares Los Angeles as larger blazes burn across West

Fire south of Albuquerque sends smoke as far as Denver

Donald Trump stuck on GOP’s California dream

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – Bob Dole thought he could win California with a “fishhook” strategy. George W. Bush came armed with $15 million. John McCain was bullish, too. They all lost. ...

City pulls park-for-rent plan

San Franciscans upset at idea reserving space on grass

Developers proposes thrill ride to pay for Penn Station work

NEW YORK – Catching a train at New York’s crowded Penn Station is no thrill. But a development team has proposed a novel plan to overhaul the station: Build a 1,200-foot thrill ride on top o...

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Student accidentally shoots and kills gun store owner AMELIA, Ohio – As the owner of a popular gun store in Amelia, Ohio, James Baker was known for preaching safety first. In the...
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