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Boko Haram Jihadists Attack 2 Nigerian State Capitals

BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists struck two state capitals in northeastern Nigeria on Monday, with twin blasts at a crowded market and the destruction of a police base. Rescue workers were trying to evacuate the dead and wounded

Boko Haram Jihadists Attack 2 Nigerian State Capitals

Woodward: Obama Doesn’t Like War

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” while discussing the troubles President Barack Obama has had with his defense secretaries, Bob Woodward interrupted Associated Press Julie Pace who was saying how the president is “skeptical of military options” to

Woodward: Obama Doesn’t Like War

Egypt Court Drops Murder Charges Against Mubarak

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade rule, citing the “inadmissibility” of the

Egypt Court Drops Murder Charges Against Mubarak

Darren Wilson Resigns

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The white police officer who killed Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, his attorney said Saturday, nearly four months after the fatal confrontation with the black 18-year-old that fueled protests in the St.

Darren Wilson Resigns

Islamic State Group Attacks Kobani from Turkey

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group launched an attack Saturday on the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey, a Kurdish official and activists said, although Turkey denied that the fighters had used its territory for the raid. The

Islamic State Group Attacks Kobani from Turkey

Syrian Troops Kill 30 Rebels Near Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces have killed at least 30 rebels in an ambush in the suburbs of Damascus where troops and allied gunmen have been on the offensive for weeks, activists and state media said Thursday. State

Syrian Troops Kill 30 Rebels Near Damascus

Heart Stent for Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg, 81

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a heart stent implanted on Wednesday, reviving talk about how long the 81-year-old liberal jurist will be staying on the court. Ginsburg was expected back at work on Monday, but

Heart Stent for Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg, 81

Campaigning under Way in Liberia Despite Ebola

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Campaigning is under way for Senate elections in Liberia, another sign that Ebola is loosening its deadly grip on the West African country even as it hits the capital of neighboring Sierra Leone with increasing force.

Campaigning under Way in Liberia Despite Ebola

MLS Player Rues Slow Acceptance of Gays in Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star Robbie Rogers wants some company, now that he’s the last man standing as an openly gay athlete in a U.S. professional league. Jason Collins recently retired from the NBA, and Michael

MLS Player Rues Slow Acceptance of Gays in Sports

Reports: Ferguson Grand Jury Has Reached Decision

**UPDATE** The grand jury will deliver its verdict at 9 PM, according to reports from several news outlets.  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A grand jury has reached a decision about whether to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting

Reports: Ferguson Grand Jury Has Reached Decision

Former DC Mayor Marion Barry Dies at 78

WASHINGTON (AP) — Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the accomplishments and failures of his four terms

Former DC Mayor Marion Barry Dies at 78

AP Slams Obama for Lies in Amnesty Speech

Following President Obama’s announcement on Thursday night, during which he said that some 5 million illegal aliens will be protected from deportation, some “notable omissions” were made. The Associated Press (AP) was quick to compare Obama’s statements with the actual facts.  Perhaps the president’s

AP Slams Obama for Lies in Amnesty Speech

Mali Ebola Crisis Deepens with Doctor’s Death

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s emerging Ebola crisis deepened Thursday as the government announced that a doctor had died from the disease, becoming the second health worker fatality linked to a single patient initially thought to have kidney disease. At

Mali Ebola Crisis Deepens with Doctor’s Death

FACT CHECK: Obama’s Claims on Illegal Immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made some notable omissions Thursday night in his remarks about the unilateral actions he’s taking on immigration. A look at his statements and how they compare with the facts: OBAMA: “It does not grant

FACT CHECK: Obama’s Claims on Illegal Immigration

Boko Haram Said to Kill About 45 People in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of a vigilante fighter group in Nigeria says Boko Haram militants have killed about 45 people in an attack on a village. Muhammed Gava of the Nigeria Vigilante Group said the assault occurred Wednesday

Boko Haram Said to Kill About 45 People in Nigeria

Norovirus-Plagued Cruise Ship Docks in Los Angeles

A cruise ship docked in San Pedro, California on Sunday after 172 of its over 4,100 passengers fell ill with the highly-contagious norovirus. The patients became ill over the course of a nearly monthlong trip which traveled from Los Angeles

Norovirus-Plagued Cruise Ship Docks in Los Angeles

Israel Vows Harsh Response to Synagogue Attack

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel vowed harsh retaliation Tuesday for a Palestinian attack that killed five people and left blood-smeared prayer books and shawls on the floor of a synagogue in Jerusalem — an assault that sharply escalated already-high tensions after

Israel Vows Harsh Response to Synagogue Attack

AP: Charles Manson Gets Marriage License

CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — Mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison. The Kings County marriage license, viewed Monday by The Associated Press, was issued Nov. 7 for the 80-year-old

AP: Charles Manson Gets Marriage License

Surgeon with Ebola Coming to U.S. for Care

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A surgeon working in Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and will be flown Saturday to the United States for treatment, officials from Sierra Leone and the United States said. Dr. Martin Salia was

Surgeon with Ebola Coming to U.S. for Care

Liberia President to End Ebola State of Emergency

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s president said Thursday she is lifting a state of emergency imposed to control an Ebola outbreak that has ravaged the country, as Mali reported a fourth person now believed to have died of Ebola in

Liberia President to End Ebola State of Emergency

Report: ISIS, Al Qaeda Reach Agreement in Syria

ISTANBUL (AP) — Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaida gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together against their opponents, a high-level

Report: ISIS, Al Qaeda Reach Agreement in Syria

Cardinals Rookie Drunk at Time of Fatal Accident

Oscar Taveras, the rookie outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals killed in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic on October 26, was drunk at the time of the crash, according to the Dominican Republic’s attorney general’s office. Tessie

Cardinals Rookie Drunk at Time of Fatal Accident

South Korean Ferry Captain Gets 36 Years in Prison

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The captain of a ferry that sank earlier this year, leaving more than 300 people — mostly schoolchildren — dead and shocking South Korea, was given a 36-year prison sentence Tuesday for negligence and abandoning

South Korean Ferry Captain Gets 36 Years in Prison

Police: Road Accident in South Pakistan Kills 58

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck on a highway in southern Pakistan killed 58 people on Tuesday, police said. The collision ignited a fuel fire, and a rescuer later described how he

Police: Road Accident in South Pakistan Kills 58

Grief, Rage at 36-Year Sentence for Ferry Captain

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Enraged parents wept and screamed as a judge sentenced a South Korean ferry captain to 36 years in prison Tuesday for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship sank earlier this year, killing more than

Grief, Rage at 36-Year Sentence for Ferry Captain