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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- Suspected members of a radical Islamist sect opened fire on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria Wednesday, killing at least seven people in an area protected by federal troops, witnesses and the police said....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for their roles in deadly shootings of unarmed residents in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, with the judge lashing out at prosecutors for two hours on their handling of the case....

CAIRO (AP) -- The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for Egypt's presidency is lobbying hard for support of ultraconservative Muslim clerics, promising them a say over legislation in the future to ensure it is in line with Islamic law, as he tries to rally the divided Islamist vote behind him....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Felipe Santos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Terrance Williams, a black man, had little in common until about eight years ago. That was when they disappeared three months apart in the Naples area, both of them right after crossing paths with sheriff's Deputy Steven Calkins....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Felipe Santos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Terrance Williams, a black man, had little in common until about eight years ago. That was when they disappeared three months apart in the Naples area, both of them right after crossing paths with sheriff's Deputy Steven Calkins....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A majority of Hispanics prefer to identify themselves according to their families' countries of origin, rather than by the government's suggested terms "Hispanic" or "Latino," Pew Hispanic Center reported Wednesday....

DENVER (AP) -- A woman believed killed in last week's devastating Colorado wildfire called 911 soon after the fire broke out, and authorities said Wednesday her call, along with that of a couple later found dead at their burned home, were among the early ones dispatchers received reporting the blaze....

DENVER (AP) -- A woman believed killed in last week's devastating Colorado wildfire called 911 soon after the fire broke out, and authorities said Wednesday her call, along with that of a couple later found dead at their burned home, were among the early ones dispatchers received reporting the blaze....

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Among the graves of Fairview Lawn Cemetery, there is one that was a magnet for bouquets and weeping girls in the 1990s. The name on the tombstone: J. Dawson....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans considered to be up-and-comers are scrambling to declare a lack of interest in becoming Mitt Romney's running mate....

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Police at a California college pepper-sprayed as many as 30 demonstrators as students angry over a plan to offer high-priced courses tried to push their way into a trustees meeting, authorities said....

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A 30-year-old former Marine testified in a landmark clergy abuse case Wednesday that he was a good child with a bright future until he was molested by a priest he described as a "sexual predator."...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Two weeks ago, Somalia's National Theater reopened for the first time in 20 years for a concert that drew an audience in festive colors in a city trying to rise above war. A welcoming banner proclaimed: "The country is being rebuilt."...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Among the graves of Fairview Lawn Cemetery, there is one that was a magnet for bouquets and weeping girls in the 1990s. The name on the tombstone: J. Dawson....

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republican Mitt Romney will win the White House, but not with Rubio on the ticket....

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republican Mitt Romney will win the White House, but not with Rubio on the ticket....

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republican Mitt Romney will win the White House, but not with Rubio on the ticket....

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republican Mitt Romney will win the White House, but not with Rubio on the ticket....

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republican Mitt Romney will win the White House, but not with Rubio on the ticket....