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Man sentenced to nearly 5 years in sextortion case ATLANTA – A former U.S. State Department employee was sentenced Monday to serve nearly five years in federal prison for accessi...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama, Castro lay bare tensions on embargo, human rights

HAVANA – Laying bare a half-century of tensions, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro prodded each other Monday over human rights and the long-standing U.S. economic embarg...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Judge begins to deliver verdict in Ukrainian pilot trial

DONETSK, Russia – A Russian court on Monday began reading a verdict for Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is charged with complicity to murder two Russian journalists in war-torn easte...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fans and brands crying tears of joy in fits of emojimania

NEW YORK – When it comes to emojis, the future is very, very ... Face with Tears of Joy. If you don’t know what that means then you: a) aren’t a 14-year-old girl. b) love to hate ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Greece sets up detention camps as refugee deal hits delays

ATHENS, Greece – Greece detained hundreds of refugees and migrants on its islands Monday, as officials in Athens and the European Union conceded a much-heralded agreement to send thousands o...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump demands GOP embrace him as Dems unleash new attacks

WASHINGTON – A front-runner under attack from all sides, Republican Donald Trump demanded that his party’s skeptical establishment embrace the inevitability of his presidential nomination as...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Water testing gap may expose school kids to lead

Children drinking from water fountains at the nation’s schools – especially in aging facilities with lead pipes and fixtures – might be unwittingly exposing themselves to high levels of lead...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Paris attacks suspect said to be planning new acts BRUSSELS – The top suspect in last year’s Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operat...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

IS suffers blows in Iraq, Syria but still launches attacks

BAGHDAD – After months of losing ground in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group is showing signs of wear and tear, and its opponents say they have seen an increase in desertions among the...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Istanbul bomber identified as militant with IS links

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s interior minister on Sunday identified the suicide bomber who killed four foreign tourists in Istanbul as a militant with links to the Islamic State group. Min...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

AP Investigation: Suspected rapist goes AWOL; no Army search

WASHINGTON – Army Pvt. Jameson T. Hazelbower went AWOL after learning he was suspected of raping a 15-year-old girl. Despite the potential threat to the public that he posed, the self-descri...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump and Cruz tap their inner fishermen to reel in voting bloc

Donald Trump favors bespoke suits, jets, gilded New York towers and once declared on Twitter: “I’m not a hunter and don’t approve of killing animals.” Yet Sportsmen for Trump is rallying beh...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World