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Restaurant explosion kills 89 people in India

NEW DELHI – At least 89 people were killed at a restaurant in central India on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators stored illegally ...

Germany urges EU to accept refugees

MUNICH – Embracing its role as a defender of those in need, Germany welcomed at least 10,000 more asylum-seekers into the country Saturday. As aid workers worked to give all a firm roof over...

Caffeine trade thrived in ancient America

ALBUQUERQUE – More than 1,000 years before Starbucks, caffeine was an international market mover, with ancient civilizations trading holly and cacao-based chocolate beverages between what is...

Society shaped by grandmas

Grandmothers: They feed you, they spoil you, they constantly needle you about your relationship status. And, and anthropologist Kristen Hawkes, they might be the driving force beh...

Master gardeners teach Boulder County Jail inmates

BOULDER (AP) – Boulder County Jail inmate Anthony “Alex” Bozeman and master gardener Sue Biter sit at a table under a shade at the jail’s one-acre garden one morning, poring over gardening b...

Police: Man shot by guard at Union Station dies

WASHINGTON – A man stabbed a woman and then was shot by a security guard at Washington’s Union Station on Friday, sending people fleeing outside as trains were briefly stopped and officers c...

Pluto images offer new surprises

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The spigot has opened again, and Pluto pictures are pouring in once more from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. These newest snapshots reveal an even more div...

Russia seeks to boost support for Syria

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday called on world powers to help arm the Syrian army, describing it as the most efficient force against the Islamic State group. ...

World Briefs

Singapore ruling party wins re-election SINGAPORE – The party that has ruled Singapore for a half-century has returned to power for five more years after winning a majority in a g...

Sanders turns attention South

Campaign hopes to attract more black support

European nations balk at migrant plan

EU proposal to impose new refugee quotas fails

Nation Briefs

House weighs in against Iran deal WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House cast largely symbolic votes on Friday against the Iran nuclear deal and sought to restrict President Barack...