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6 Chicago family members killed in ‘targeted incident’ CHICAGO – Authorities on Saturday released the names of six family members found dead this week in their southwest side home...

States work to keep guns out of abusers’ hands

IOWA CITY, Iowa – More than a dozen states have strengthened laws over the past two years to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers, a rare area of consensus in the nation’s pola...

Cause of deadly New York crane collapse now under investigation

NEW YORK – It may take weeks to determine why a huge construction crane that was being lowered during strong winds came crashing down onto a street, killing a pedestrian and crushing a row o...

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Europe looking to buttress borders AMSTERDAM – European Union nations anxious to stem the flow of asylum-seekers coming through the Balkans are increasingly considering sending mo...

Pope’s sex-abuse panel removes survivor Peter Saunders

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ sex abuse advisory committee voted Saturday to sideline one of its members, a high-profile abuse survivor who had clashed with the commission over its mission. ...

Strong quake hits Taiwan; 11 dead, dozens trapped

TOKYO – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit southern Taiwan at 3:57 a.m. Saturday, with the epicenter located in the city of Kaohsiung, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau. A ...

Former drug executive draws lawmakers’ ire

Entrepreneur takes Fifth during hearing

Cologne steps up security for Carnival celebrations

COLOGNE, Germany – Cannon fire followed by a rain of confetti heralded the start Thursday of Cologne’s annual Carnival, when hundreds of thousands of revelers take to the streets and pubs of...

During Utah funeral, occupier of Oregon refuge hailed as hero

KANAB, Utah – Inside a packed Mormon church in this desert town Friday, a leader of the Oregon armed standoff who died in a confrontation with authorities was called a man of conviction and ...

1 dies after crane falls in NYC street

NEW YORK – A huge construction crane being lowered to safety in a snow squall plummeted onto a Lower Manhattan street Friday, killing a Wall Street worker in a parked car and leaving three p...

Police groups fight use-of-force proposals

Officers say recommendations pose threat to them, public

Zika or not, Carnival to go on

Many Brazilians say they won’t let virus threat put damper on ‘joy’
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