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Ups, some downs for NYC bike sharing

NEW YORK – Citi Bike, the nation’s largest bike-sharing program, appears to be popular, in spite of a few inaugural bumps: trouble unlocking some bikes from stations, some annual members not...

Police: Gunman in Fla. standoff lived in building

HIALEAH, Fla. – A man set fire to his South Florida apartment, killed six people, and held another two hostage at gunpoint before a SWAT team stormed the complex and fatally shot him Saturda...

Dozens killed in Egypt violence

Security forces fire on Morsi supporters

World Briefs

Pope shames Brazil church for losing faithful RIO DE JANEIRO – Pope Francis issued blistering, soul-searching criticism Saturday of the Brazilian church’s failure to keep its floc...

Syrian refugees face suspicion in Lebanon

BEIRUT – They’re lightweight, easy to assemble and have covers that are supposed to keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The United Nations refugee agency wants to test these ...

FDA proposes food-safety rules

WASHINGTON – Chances are that about 15 percent of the food you eat – more if your diet includes lots of fruits, vegetables and cheese – comes from abroad, and the government is taking steps ...

Health insurance shopping won’t resemble Amazon

Tight deadlines mean online tools will be delayed

Holmes’ notebook may be in judge’s hands

Contents have not been disclosed; reporter faces hearing

Navajo coal plant pitches pollution-control plan

EPA wants emissions cut by 84 percent

Rio’s Copacabana stages show for pope

RIO DE JANEIRO – Pope Francis presided over one of the most solemn rites of the Catholic Church on Friday, a procession re-enacting Christ’s crucifixion that received a Broadway-like treatme...

Amid scandal, Weiner tours storm-damaged NYC home

NEW YORK – New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner met with Superstorm Sandy victims Friday on Staten Island as he tried to move past the sexting scandal threatening to derail his pol...

World Briefs

Assassination prompts protests in Tunisia TUNIS, Tunisia — Angry anti-government demonstrations broke out Thursday across Tunisia after gunmen killed the leader of a leftist o...