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New Ebola cases reported in Liberia MONROVIA, Liberia – Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health officials warned Mond...

Search for missing passenger jet resumes

Plane lost en route to Singapore

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Greek ferry disaster strands hundreds ATHENS, Greece – Hundreds of passengers and crew endured a second night of smoke, frigid temperatures and gale-force winds as they waited to ...

Poll: Americans are feeling positive about 2015

WASHINGTON – Americans are closing out 2014 on an optimistic note, according to a new Associated Press-Times Square Alliance poll. Nearly half predict that 2015 will be a better year for the...

Female mantises fake fertility to lure prey

As you probably know, the female praying mantis will sometimes bite her mate’s head off. It’s not something that the insects make a habit of, exactly – they probably only do it when a male i...

Doodle or something more? Ancient scratchings found on clam shell

It’s possible that a clam shell scratched by Homo erectus – an early hominid – might be our oldest-ever example of artistic work. Or just a thoughtless doodle. The shell, which wa...

Egypt tattoo artists show off ink

CAIRO – In Egypt, where tattoos are widely considered taboo, organizers have held a convention to challenge stereotypes and show-off the ink designs as an art form. Enthusiasts me...

Londoners battle for soul of Soho

Many hope to keep district’s risque feel

Bacteria aren’t so bad after all

Life could exist, but it wouldn’t be so pleasant without them

‘Mystere’ guitarist the Cal Ripken of Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – It’s easy to miss Bruce Rickerd during the “Mystere” show at Treasure Island, especially when there’s a man balancing upside-down on the foot of another, or a giant inflatable sn...

North Korea fires insults at Obama

White House declines to retaliate over the latest Sony fallout

Lost children a Chinese epidemic

And the police are no help, even a deterrent in this issue
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