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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Rev. Al Sharpton thanked the mayor and police chief in North Charleston on Sunday for…

April 12, 2015

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Clinton offers hints on campaign

2016 hopeful sets her sights on working families, middle class

April 12, 2015

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Hotel soap to the rescue

It began about seven years ago as a tiny operation with a few friends and family in a single-car garage…

April 12, 2015

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre…

April 12, 2015

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Islamic State destroys 13th century B.C. ruins

Group striking down, blowing up ‘signs of idolatry’

April 12, 2015

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‘Thunder lizards’ may be coming in from the cold

Brontosaurus may be separate species after all

April 11, 2015

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Studies offer clues to moon’s origin

An artist’s rendering shows how the moon may have been formed after another planet collided with a very young Earth…

April 11, 2015

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California delta’s water mysteriously missing

Who’s been stealing it away?

April 11, 2015

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WASHINGTON – A precautionary lockdown of the U.S. Capitol was lifted after about two hours Saturday following a suicide by…

April 11, 2015

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Obama, Castro open new era of diplomacy

U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro addressed future relations between the two countries at the Summit of…

April 11, 2015

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U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted after suspected suicide

U.S. Capitol Police locked down the Capitol in Washington on Saturday as a precaution after shots were fired in what…

April 11, 2015

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Obama, Castro vow to pursue new future for U.S. and Cuba

President Barack Obama speaks as he joins other world leaders for the opening plenary of the Summit of the Americas…

April 11, 2015

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Gap remains in video record of fatal S.C. police shooting

A group prays at the scene where Walter Scott was killed by a North Charleston police officer Saturday after a…

April 10, 2015

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2 women die after tornadoes hit Illinois area

Several buildings were destroyed and two people killed after at least two tornadoes touched down in the Fairdale, Ill., area…

April 10, 2015

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Pakistan won’t join Yemen fight

Vote is setback for Saudi effort

April 10, 2015

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WASHINGTON – A uniformed officer in the Secret Service’s Foreign Missions Branch was put on leave and his security clearance…

April 10, 2015

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Repair Fair offers free fixes for gadgets

Fixer Fran Blanche, right foreground, examines Kathy Kruger’s broken laser star projector at the Repair Fair at Greensgrow in Philadelphia.…

April 10, 2015

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Obama, Castro plan to meet

Leaders will discuss re-establishing ties

April 10, 2015

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Poll hints at possible trouble for Clinton

Many want someone to challenge her for nomination

April 10, 2015

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Large tornado causes significant damage in central Illinois

Neighbors Robert Frye, left, and Barry Winkler help clean up splintered tree parts that blasted into their yards after a…

April 9, 2015

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U.S., Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions

The Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment is taking part in NATO military exercises in Lithuania as a demonstration of NATO’s commitment…

April 9, 2015

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Cuba may get wish: Off list

Obama hints he will drop country’s terror designation

April 9, 2015

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Killing came as no surprise to city’s blacks

Jeffrey Spell of Charleston, S.C., is one of many people who have been placing flowers, stuffed animals and notes at…

April 9, 2015

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World & Nation Briefs

AMSTERDAM – Scores of prostitutes have taken to the streets of Amsterdam to protest moves to rejuvenate the city’s famed…

April 9, 2015