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3 dead after suburban Kansas City shooting

Authorities respond the Jewish community center after a shooting in Overland Park, Kan., on Sunday.KSHB41 Action News/Associated Press Overland Park…

April 13, 2014

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Trying to combat growing drug trade in oil patch

What they uncovered was a large-scale methamphetamine ring that had found a home in a state long known for its…

April 12, 2014

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Ukrainian tensions rise; UN meets

Russia calls on West to end ‘Kiev’s escalation’ of crisis

April 12, 2014

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Ukraine to deploy troops in anti-terror operation

Pro-Russian activists build barricades in front of the city government headquarters in Makeyevka, about three miles from Donetsk, Ukraine, on…

April 12, 2014

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Military dog retires with honors

But Hutto then saw what Eddie smelled: a homemade bomb, partially buried in the dirt. It was six inches from…

April 12, 2014

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Relics of the past or just aging eyesores?

That imagined tomorrow has come and gone. Now the structures are abandoned relics, with rusted beams, faded paint and cracked…

April 12, 2014

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Case highlights problems with Pakistan justice

The toddler was brought to court this month as part of an investigation relating to an incident where residents in…

April 12, 2014

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Odd-couple nations leading search for jet

It has been a long time since an Australian leader accused Malaysia of being “barbaric,” or since a Malaysian official…

April 12, 2014

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Cities wade into vacation rental debate

Community leaders in Asheville, N.C., recently jumped into the debate that has popped up in tourist destinations nationwide, as the…

April 12, 2014

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Poison gas used in Syrian raid

Government, rebels blame each other

April 12, 2014

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World Briefs

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran rejected naming a new diplomat Saturday to represent it at the United Nations, with one lawmaker…

April 12, 2014

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Should college student-athletes unionize?

Players at private universities can, but contention arises at public higher ed

April 12, 2014

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Making science fiction real

N.Y. World Fair foreshadowed some devices we use now

April 12, 2014

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Donetsk police headquarters taken

Eastern city in Ukraine at centerstage for new referendum to secede

April 12, 2014

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IMF criticizes U.S. for delays

Finance officials hopeful for growth

April 12, 2014

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And they’re off – at least, unofficially

’16 campaign gets underway in N.H.

April 12, 2014

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Boston proud

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, center, poses Saturday with first-responders, survivors and at least 2,000 other people at the finish line…

April 12, 2014

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California bus crash has new element

Industry fought against ‘hard deadlines’ for new regulations

April 12, 2014

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Nation Briefs

Computer outage demands spacewalk at station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has ordered spacewalking repairs for a serious computer outage…

April 12, 2014

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Here are real-life ‘ghostbusters’

N.J. hotel owner wants paranormal guest evicted

April 12, 2014

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Pings rising from ocean are likely Flight 370’s

Prime minister ‘very confident’ signals belong to missing airliner

April 11, 2014

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Injured Afghan girl finds beauty in art

But with the help of doctors, prosthetists and a prominent Los Angeles artist, 7-year-old Shah Bibi Tarakhail dispelled any notion…

April 11, 2014

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Obama vows to fight voting-rights attacks

President Barack Obama gives a keynote address during the Civil Rights Summit on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Austin, Texas.…

April 11, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama praised outgoing Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for helping to steer his health-care law’s…

April 11, 2014