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Colombia guerrillas free captives held 12 years

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's main rebel group on Monday freed what it says were its last 10 military and police captives, returning the men to their families after at least 12 years spent in jungle prisons....

Pa. trial: Priest joked of abusing 3 boys in week

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jurors in a landmark priest abuse trial on Monday heard about a priest-turned-camp prowler and another who was accused of bragging about having sex with three boys in a week....
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Pa. trial: Priest joked of abusing 3 boys in week

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jurors in a landmark priest abuse trial on Monday heard about a priest-turned-camp prowler and another who was accused of bragging about having sex with three boys in a week....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Battered racing yacht, crew limp toward SF Bay

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
ALAMEDA, Calif (AP) -- A Coast Guard cutter has returned to port after rescuing two injured members of a racing crew whose yacht was smashed by a giant wave during an around-the world race....
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UN discusses creation of Gross National Happiness

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Should happiness figure in a nation's bottom line? And should the concept of Gross National Product be replaced by Gross National Happiness?...

UN discusses creation of Gross National Happiness

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Should happiness figure in a nation's bottom line? And should the concept of Gross National Product be replaced by Gross National Happiness?...

UN discusses creation of Gross National Happiness

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Should happiness figure in a nation's bottom line? And should the concept of Gross National Product be replaced by Gross National Happiness?...

US, Mexican leaders trade warnings on gun violence

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The explosion of drug-fueled violence along Mexico's border with the United States could harm relations between the two nations, President Barack Obama said Monday; Mexico's leader retorted that much of the problem of drugs and guns begins on the U.S. side of the line....
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Romney's focus on Obama brings new challenges

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- As Mitt Romney looked for a sweep in Tuesday's three Republican primaries to tighten his grip on the party's nomination, President Barack Obama criticized the GOP front-runner by name in a campaign ad for the first time, signaling that he too thinks the nomination race is all but over....

Drug kingpin Arellano Felix gets 25-year term

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Former drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for leading one of the world's most brutal cartels, a Tijuana-based ring that raised Mexico's drug violence to a new level and tried to hide the bloodshed by dissolving bodies in drums of chemicals or burning them in the desert....
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Drug kingpin Arellano Felix gets 25-year term

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Former drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for leading one of the world's most brutal cartels, a Tijuana-based ring that raised Mexico's drug violence to a new level and tried to hide the bloodshed by dissolving bodies in drums of chemicals or burning them in the desert....
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Lobbying justices, Obama makes his health law case

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday issued a rare, direct challenge to the Supreme Court to uphold his historic health care overhaul, weighing in with a vigorous political appeal for judicial restraint. He warned that overturning the law would hurt millions of Americans and amount to overreach by the "unelected" court....
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Cops: 7 dead, 3 hurt in Christian school shooting

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A gunman opened fire Monday at a Christian university in California, killing at least seven people, wounding three more and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended with his capture at a nearby shopping center, authorities said....
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GSA head resigns amid reports of lavish spending

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior government official resigned Monday after a report concluded her agency improperly paid for an "over-the-top" training session near Las Vegas that featured a mind reader, bicycle giveaways and lavish after-hour receptions in resort suites for federal workers....
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A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, Monday, April 2:...

A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, Monday, April 2:...

A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, Monday, April 2:...

A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, Monday, April 2:...

Romney faces question about Mormon faith

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was questioned about his Mormon faith while campaigning for Tuesday's Wisconsin primary....

S.Sudan: Sudan bombing country to scare investors

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-21 01:21
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Sudan is bombing oil-rich regions of South Sudan in order to scare away American and Chinese investors, a South Sudan official said Monday, as U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concern about the growing tensions between the two countries....
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