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Burundi president wins another term BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has won a third term in office, an electoral official announced Friday, amid controv...

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New probe of Clinton emails sought

U.S. intelligence agencies fear classified data was compromised

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Crisis takes toll on Greek shops

Thousands of businesses have closed

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey strikes IS targets in Syria

ANKARA, Turkey – In a major tactical shift, Turkish warplanes struck Islamic State group targets Friday across the border in Syria, Turkish officials announced – a move that came a day after...

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

President visits with family

Obama returns to his father’s homeland

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pet porkers packing pig rescues

Animals tend to grow bigger than their owners expect

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nuns bake cheesecakes to help support monastery

CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. – Amid quiet lives of prayer, a handful of nuns have sliced out a niche as bakers of high-end cheesecakes, so rich and creamy in flavors of chocolate, amaretto and key lime t...

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Chinatown trying to hang on to past

Development threatens area’s identity

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Appeals court tosses 1 of 2 indictments against Rick Perry

AUSTIN, Texas – One of two felony indictments against former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was tossed out Friday, giving the Republican presidential candidate a potentially huge legal victory in the...

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Theater gunman’s family called him mentally ill, violent

LAFAYETTE, La. – The man who killed two people and wounded nine others before killing himself at a crowded showing of “Trainwreck” was mentally ill and so violent that his wife removed his g...

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Transportation chief says 5 Airlines probed for price-gouging

WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving five airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast...

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World