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Vigilantes, police kill three cartel suspects MORELIA, Mexico – Three suspected drug-gang gunmen were killed in a confrontation with community self-defense squads and federal poli...

DATE: Jun 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

U.S. soldier pleads guilty in Afghan massacre JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, many of them women and children who we...

DATE: Jun 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israel leads global drone exports as demand grows

BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel – In an expansive hangar in central Israel, workers toil on one of the world’s most contentious aircraft, fitting dozens of drones with advanced sensors, cameras a...

DATE: Jun 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Churches split over gay Scout decision

Southern Baptists may sever ties with organization

DATE: Jun 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Thousands evacuated from raging European flooding

DRESDEN, Germany – Desperate families were plucked from rooftops by helicopters, cars were swept away by raging torrents and levees failed without warning Wednesday as central Europe stagger...

DATE: Jun 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Winner of $590M Powerball jackpot is 84-year-old

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The winner of last month’s $590 million Powerball jackpot is an 84-year-old woman from Zephyrhills, Fla. Florida Lottery officials made the announcement Wednes...

DATE: Jun 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Protesters unite in Turkey

People of all ages, backgrounds come together over gov’t actions

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Philadelphia building set for demolition collapses; 6 dead

PHILADELPHIA – A building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining bricks on a neighboring thrift store, killing six people and injuring at least 13 other...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sebelius won’t intervene in Pa. transplant case

PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. health secretary said she won’t intervene in an “incredibly agonizing” transplant decision about a dying Pennsylvania girl, noting that three other children in the sa...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Manning trial shrouded in secrecy, security

FORT MEADE, Md. – The court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the central figure in a massive leak of government documents, is focused on secrecy and government security. Yet his trial has be...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nuke missile crews cite poor morale

WASHINGTON – Officers with a finger on the trigger of the Air Force’s most powerful nuclear missiles are complaining of a wide array of morale-sapping pressures, according to internal emails...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World