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Dwarfism doesn’t deter Mass. man from athletics

Dwarfism doesn’t deter Mass. man from athletics

Boston Marathon runner, John Young, left, talks to Paul DiLorenzo at the Merrimack Valley Striders’ dinner and meeting in Lawrence,…

2,500-year-old mummy gets cleaned at Boston hospital

2,500-year-old mummy gets cleaned at Boston hospital

Peter Johnson, director of the Mass General Hospital’s Russell Museum, left, talks with Mimi Leveque, a freelance conservator, about Padihershef,…

Body may be missing Iowa teenager

Body may be missing Iowa teenager

The clothing on a body discovered in the Des Moines River on Friday matches what 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard was wearing…

Houston area gets free guns

Houston area gets free guns

Nonprofit supports the program

Swedish Princess Madeleine weds N.Y. banker

Swedish Princess Madeleine weds N.Y. banker

The newly wed Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her husband, New York banker Christopher O’Neill, arrive at Drottningholms castle after…

Turkey PM: No early elections

Turkey PM: No early elections

Thousands are protesting in Instanbul

Vet: Pets are in pain? Give them medical pot

Vet: Pets are in pain? Give them medical pot

Los Angeles veterinarian Douglas Kramer puts cannabis oil on his dog Mason’s skin. Mason has had multiple surgeries to remove…

Obama defends phone program

Obama defends phone program

‘Nobody is listening to your telephone calls’

175,000 jobs added in May

175,000 jobs added in May

The 175,000 jobs employers added last month were the latest evidence that the economy could be poised for stronger growth…

Police: Gunman kills six in Santa Monica shootings

Police: Gunman kills six in Santa Monica shootings

suspect dies, another in custody

Iowa gov. may need to OK Medicaid abortion funding

Iowa gov. may need to OK Medicaid abortion funding

A bill requiring that authorization is sitting on the Republicans desk after moving through the statehouse. If Branstad signs it,…

Syrian troops capture 2 villages from rebels

Syrian troops capture 2 villages from rebels

Hezbollah has helped tip the balance of power to Assad

Suicide blasts kill 19 in Iraq, including Iranians

Suicide blasts kill 19 in Iraq, including Iranians

The attacks follow the deadliest two months in Iraq in half a decade, raising fears the country is descending into…

24 die in shooting in Mexico City neighborhood

24 die in shooting in Mexico City neighborhood

Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said the attack appeared to be aimed at two brothers who were exercising at…

Hezbollah entry in Syria fans Shiite-Sunni fires

Hezbollah entry in Syria fans Shiite-Sunni fires

Speaking on a Saudi TV station, Sheik Mohammed el-Zoghbi called on young men in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Kuwait, Jordan,…

Protests crack Turkey’s international image

Protests crack Turkey’s international image

It might even have rattled the nations grand ambitions on the world stage, which include a bid to host the…

Calif. serial killer Richard Ramirez dies

Calif. serial killer Richard Ramirez dies

This photo released on Friday June 7,2013 shows convicted killer Richard Ramirez as seen in this June 15, 2007 photo…

Turkey’s leader: Protests must end

Turkey’s leader: Protests must end

In the first extensive public show of support since anti-government protests erupted last week, more than 10,000 supporters cheered Erdogan…

IRS official apologizes for lavish 2010 spending

IRS official apologizes for lavish 2010 spending

Congress blasts training conference, ‘Star Trek’ parody

Tropical Storm Andrea pounds parts of Florida

Tropical Storm Andrea pounds parts of Florida

Tropical Storm Andrea was not expected to strengthen into a hurricane but forecasters warned it could cause isolated flooding and…

China fossils suggest tiny, hyperactive ancient primates

China fossils suggest tiny, hyperactive ancient primates

The 55-million-year-old fossil dug up in central China is one of our first primate relatives and it gives scientists a…

New Zealand driver, 105: ‘I don’t think I’m old’

New Zealand driver, 105: ‘I don’t think I’m old’

The oldest licensed driver in New Zealand, and one of the oldest in the world, has been driving for 88…

Judge’s ruling challenges U.S. transplant system

Judge’s ruling challenges U.S. transplant system

Children awaiting lung transplants put on adult list

Officials: Car bombs kill 14 in Iraq

Officials: Car bombs kill 14 in Iraq

The officials said the deadliest attacks took place late at night when a suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into…

Phone-records monitoring extent exposed

Phone-records monitoring extent exposed

At issue is a court order, first disclosed Wednesday by The Guardian newspaper in Britain, that requires the communications company…

Rice tapped as security adviser

Rice tapped as security adviser

Appointment doesn’t need Senate OK

Committee passes bill to address sexual assaults

Committee passes bill to address sexual assaults

The measure approved Wednesday by the House Armed Services Committee also requires that anyone found guilty of rape or sexual…

Israel leads global drone exports as demand grows

Israel leads global drone exports as demand grows

Whereas drones are often criticized elsewhere for being morally and legally objectionable, in Israel they are a source of pride.…

Churches split over gay Scout decision

Churches split over gay Scout decision

Southern Baptists may sever ties with organization

Thousands evacuated from raging European flooding

Thousands evacuated from raging European flooding

Thousands of people have been forced from their homes after heavy rainfall caused flooding along rivers and lakes in Germany,…

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