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Secret Service: Letter to White House intercepted

WASHINGTON – The Secret Service said Thursday that a suspicious letter addressed to President Barack Obama and similar to ricin-laced ones sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been i...

U.K. police: Man charged in UK soldier’s murder

LONDON — Police have charged a man with the murder of a British soldier in a suspected Islamic extremist attack in broad daylight. Michael Adebowale, 22, was charged late Wednesda...

Bear euthanized after chasing dog in Connecticut

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Environmental authorities say they euthanized a 200-pound black bear that attempted to chase a dog into a Connecticut home. The state’s Department of Energy...

UK police: Man charged in soldier’s murder

LONDON – Police have charged a man with murder in the killing of a British soldier in a suspected Islamic extremist attack in broad daylight on a London street. Michael Adebowale,...

Ohio congressmen on IRS: ‘How high up did it go?’

CINCINNATI – A Republican senator and a congressman from Ohio said Wednesday night that the key question about the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exe...

UN gets new info on alleged chemical use by Syria

UNITED NATIONS – Britain said Thursday it has sent a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with new information on three further incidents of alleged chemical weapons use by the Syrian gov...

Controversies add to Obama’s 2nd-term frustration

WASHINGTON – For President Barack Obama, the opening months of his second term have been a frustrating reminder of the limits of presidential power and the durability of the Washington polit...

Blasts in Baghdad kill 30

BAGHDAD – Bomb blasts tore through two Baghdad neighborhoods Wednesday evening, killing at least 30 people including several members of a wedding party, and extending a relentless wave of bl...

Charities see an influx of aid in Oklahoma tornado’s wake

Organizers say cash donations more useful than used clothes

Syria oppostion says peace talks require Assad’s exit

Government officials demand president stay in power until 2014

World Briefs

Beaver attacks, kills fisherman in Belarus OSTROMECHEVO, Belarus – The fisherman wanted his photo shot with a beaver. The beaver had other ideas: It attacked the 60-year-old man w...

Nation Briefs

Disney World patron finds loaded gun on ride LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A Walt Disney World patron on a ride with her grandson found a loaded gun on her seat. Officials s...