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Man claims to be missing US Air Force deserter

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Nearly 28 years after David Hemler deserted his U.S. Air Force post in Germany, a man claiming to be the missing American has appeared in Sweden, saying he has chosen to reveal his true identity because he misses his aging parents, a lawyer for the man said Tuesday....

25 dead in Nigeria after multiple attacks by sect

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- A radical Islamist sect unleashed multiple attacks in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 25 people, authorities said Tuesday as fears swelled about the government's inability to corral rising sectarian violence....

Obama security record gives GOP few openings

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's not-so-secret counterterrorism fight against al-Qaida in Yemen and Somalia, the killing of Osama bin Laden and strong hints of a cyber war against Iran give Republicans few openings to challenge the commander in chief....

Obama security record gives GOP few openings

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's not-so-secret counterterrorism fight against al-Qaida in Yemen and Somalia, the killing of Osama bin Laden and strong hints of a cyber war against Iran give Republicans few openings to challenge the commander in chief....

Obama security record gives GOP few openings

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's not-so-secret counterterrorism fight against al-Qaida in Yemen and Somalia, the killing of Osama bin Laden and strong hints of a cyber war against Iran give Republicans few openings to challenge the commander in chief....

World leaders weigh stimulus vs. austerity at G-20

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- With major European economies on the brink of collapse, world leaders concluding an annual Group of 20 meeting were left Tuesday with two different paths to ease the financial crisis: Spend more to try to stimulate growth or slash budgets in a bid to restore investor confidence....

At least 40 killed as bus overturns in Haiti river

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The government of Haiti says at least 40 people have drowned when a bus overturned in a rain-swollen river east of the southern city of Jeremie....

Southern Baptists elect 1st black president

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention has elected its first African-American leader....
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State media: Egypt's Mubarak suffers stroke

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's state news agency said Tuesday that Hosni Mubarak has suffered a stroke, and prison officials said he is likely to be moved out of his prison hospital to a military facility nearby....

Suspect in body parts case pleads not guilty

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
MONTREAL (AP) -- A Canadian porn actor accused of dismembering his Chinese lover and mailing the body parts to political parties and schools pleaded not guilty Tuesday to five charges including first degree murder....

Suspect in body parts case pleads not guilty

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
MONTREAL (AP) -- A Canadian porn actor accused of dismembering his Chinese lover and mailing the body parts to political parties and schools pleaded not guilty Tuesday to five charges including first degree murder....

Ecuador says WikiLeaks founder seeking asylum

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Ecuador's foreign minister said Tuesday that WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum....

'Encouraged' Obama seeks G-20 results on economy

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- President Barack Obama, closing his final foreign trip before the November election, sought to head home with fresh commitments Tuesday that Europe was racing toward a plan to keep its economic union afloat and its allies from being sucked into recession....

Former Giffords aide sworn in as House member

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost died in the Arizona shooting that wounded former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was sworn in Tuesday as a member of the House....

Former Giffords aide sworn in as House member

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost died in the Arizona shooting that wounded former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was sworn in Tuesday as a member of the House....

Former Giffords aide sworn in as House member

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost died in the Arizona shooting that wounded former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was sworn in Tuesday as a member of the House....

Former Giffords aide sworn in as House member

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ron Barber, who almost died in the Arizona shooting that wounded former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was sworn in Tuesday as a member of the House....

Church abuse victim faces trial for beating priest

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- More than 35 years after William Lynch says he and his little brother were molested by a priest during a camping trip in the Santa Cruz Mountains, he will get his longtime wish to face the aging Jesuit in court for the first time. But it is Lynch who is going on trial....
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Turmoil in Pakistan after prime minister dismissed

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's top court dismissed the prime minister from office on Tuesday for failing to investigate the president for corruption, ushering in a new round of political turmoil in a nation vital to American hopes of withdrawing from neighboring Afghanistan....

Turmoil in Pakistan after prime minister dismissed

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:19
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's top court dismissed the prime minister from office on Tuesday for failing to investigate the president for corruption, ushering in a new round of political turmoil in a nation vital to American hopes of withdrawing from neighboring Afghanistan....
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