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Nation & World Briefs

Man killed holding phone, not a gun LAS VEGAS – A man who was fatally shot by Las Vegas police while holding a cellphone that was mistaken for a gun had recently been convicted of...

Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping

Babies, especially, affected by the waste

World Briefs

Saudis say Yemen truce has ended SANAA, Yemen – The truce in Yemen between Shiite rebels and a Saudi-led military coalition has formally ended, according to Saudi Arabia’s state-r...

Extremists use Donald Trump clip for recruiting in Somalia

Video also includes footage from racial conflicts in U.S.

New York City payphones become Wi-Fi hot spots

NEW YORK – Operator, won’t you help me replace this call? A 9-foot-tall, narrow structure installed recently on a Manhattan sidewalk is signaling a plan to turn payphones into wha...

Nation Briefs

Rice protesters want prosecutor gone CLEVELAND – Protesters upset by a decision not to indict two white police officers in the shooting death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black bo...

Analysis Victory in Ramadi not proof of strategy, but it is a milestone Iraqi troops stand their ground to secure key city

WASHINGTON – When the Iraqi city of Ramadi fell to the Islamic State last May, the White House called it a “setback.” The administration’s many critics called it a disaster, proof that Presi...

Some begin picking up pieces in Missouri after flooding

Other towns bracing for more high waters

‘M*A*S*H’ star Rogers dies at 82

LOS ANGELES – Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre alongside Alan Alda’s Hawkeye Pierce brought mischief, martinis and meatball surgery to the masses in the 1970s every week on “M*A*S*H...

Building border wall is daunting

Cost, logistics major obstacles for Texas fence

Manhunt continues in Tel Aviv after gunman kills 2 at bar

Attacker’s father identifies son after seeing video on TV

Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole dies at 65

Family says singer will remain ‘unforgettable in our hearts’