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Egypt interim leader sworn in

CAIRO – Egypt’s military moved swiftly Thursday against senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood, targeting the backbone of support for ousted president Mohammed Morsi. In the most dramatic ...

Mandela facing ‘impending death’

Former president is on life support

World Briefs

Iceland plan would grant Snowden citizenship LONDON – Some Icelandic lawmakers have introduced a proposal in Parliament to grant citizenship to National Security Agency leaker Edw...

Nation Briefs

Sewer collapse blamed for Ohio sinkhole TOLEDO, Ohio – A spokeswoman for a northwest Ohio city says the collapse of brick sewers beneath a road caused the sinkhole that swallowed ...

Statue of Liberty reopens as U.S. salutes July Fourth

NEW YORK – The Statue of Liberty reopened on the Fourth of July, eight months after Superstorm Sandy shuttered the national symbol of freedom, as Americans around the country celebrated with...

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Expert says Martin’s DNA not on gun grip SANFORD, Fla. – Trayvon Martin’s DNA was not found on the grip of George Zimmerman’s gun, and Zimmerman’s DNA was not found under the unar...

Gas prices begin summer slide

NEW YORK – Gasoline prices are on a summer slide, giving U.S. drivers a break as they set out for the beach and other vacation spots for the Fourth of July weekend. The national a...

Egypt’s military ousts Islamist leader Morsi

CAIRO – The armed forces ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected president Wednesday after just a year in power, installing a temporary civilian government, suspending the constitution a...

A glance at mysteries surrounding Snowden’s case

MOSCOW – National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow on an Aeroflot flight from Hong Kong on June 23, according to the airline, but he has been out of the public eye and...

Obama leery of intervention in Mideast

WASHINGTON – From Egypt to Syria to Iraq and beyond, the Obama administration is determined to show it will only go so far to help save nations in chaos from themselves. Presiden...

Bolivia plane incident infuriates Latin America

The European rerouting of the Bolivian presidential plane over suspicions that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was aboard ignited outrage Wednesday among Latin American leader...

What’s in, what’s out in the nation’s health plan

WASHINGTON – Six years ago, candidate Barack Obama stood before Iowa voters and unveiled a plan designed to extend health care to all Americans. “We can do this,” he said with con...