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Serious head and hand wounds described by Bergdahl searchers
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Soldiers and an airman described a shattered hand and a head wound Thursday as prosecutors presented evidence that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s disappearance endangered those who...
Oct 26, 2017
Tennessee's Corker doubles down on his criticism of Trump
NASHVILLE - Taking on a crowd of jeering union workers, standing up to a charismatic Democratic opponent on the man’s home turf or lecturing upper management of one of the world’s largest ...
Oct 26, 2017
New screenings begin for passengers on US-bound flights
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - New security screenings for all passengers on U.S.-bound flights began on Thursday, with airlines worldwide questioning flyers about their trip and their luggage in the l...
Oct 26, 2017
Fireworks factory fire in Indonesia kills 47, mostly women
TANGERANG, Indonesia - Investigators Friday were trying to determine the cause of an explosion and fire at a fireworks factory near Indonesia’s capital that killed at least 47 people, mostly you...
Oct 26, 2017
Train slams into Finnish military truck at crossing; 4 dead
HELSINKI - A train collided with a military vehicle at an unguarded railroad crossing in southern Finland early Thursday, killing four people and injuring 11 others, officials said. The crash happened...
Oct 26, 2017
Dollars targeting opioids hit hurdles as impatience builds
Nearly a year after Congress approved an extraordinary $1 billion to tackle the opioid crisis, the money that poured into all 50 states is gradually reaching places where it can do some good, but with...
Oct 26, 2017
Judge removes fatal shooting from ex-Tulsa officer's record
TULSA, Okla. - The first-degree manslaughter case brought against a white former Oklahoma police officer who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man will be removed from her record...
Oct 26, 2017
Trump on Xi: "Now some people might call him the king"
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, congratulating Xi on beginning a second, five-year term as leader. China’s ruling Communist Party this week...
Oct 26, 2017
Art magazine publisher resigns over sexual harassment suit
NEW YORK - A publisher of a renowned art magazine resigned Wednesday, the same day a former employee filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing her for years. The New York Times reports the su...
Oct 26, 2017
Laptop in Las Vegas shooter's suite was missing hard drive
LAS VEGAS - A laptop found inside the Las Vegas gunman’s hotel suite after he carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was missing a hard drive, a federal official told The...
Oct 26, 2017