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Korean border tensions erupt

South sends shells North after reported rocket attack

Nation Brief

N.Y. prison escapee facing new charges PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – A convicted killer serving life behind bars when he staged a daring escape from a maximum-security prison was arraigned ...

Many cheating-site users were federal employees

AP finds customers included White House workers

Some Israelis seek to end feud with U.S.

Many worry that Netanyahu risks damaging vital alliance

Rangers deny giving women any breaks

2 female grads are excited, but exhausted

World Briefs

Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike JERUSALEM – A Palestinian held without charge by Israel ended his unprecedented 66-day hunger strike Thursday, his lawyer said, after the S...

Officials: Large bomb explodes in Cairo, injuring 6

CAIRO – A large bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in the Shubra neighborhood of Cairo, wounding at least six people including at least one police officer, Egypti...

World & Nation Briefs

IS militants behead well-known scholar DAMASCUS, Syria – Islamic State militants beheaded a leading Syrian antiquities scholar who spent most of his life looking after the ancient...

Motel manager credited with reducing fatalities

SEATTLE – A fast-acting manager who evacuated a Washington motel minutes before a massive explosion is being credited with saving dozens of lives, including some who were staying in rooms th...

Drought brings sinking feeling to Californians

Groundwater pumping speeding up subsidence

Iran deal may face new complication

UN to let Iranian investigators inspect suspected weapons site

Clinton lawyer says her email server was wiped clean

WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton’s personal lawyer has told a Senate committee that emails and all other data stored on her computer server were erased before the device was turned over t...