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Poet's deathbed text 'Don't be afraid'
Ireland mourned the loss of its Nobel laureate poet, Seamus Heaney, with equal measures of poetry and pain Monday in a funeral full of grace notes and a final...
Dad sells comic to help pay for wedding
A Cleveland Heights dad was getting worried about the costs of his eldest daughter's upcoming wedding. Then, Spider-Man to the rescue! The Plain Dealer of...
India launches 24-hour wedding channel
Weddings and reality television: Indians are obsessed with both. Now, Shagun TV, a new television channel headquartered in a sprawling suburb of India's...
Mandela released from hospital
Nelson Mandela went home in an ambulance on Sunday after nearly three months in a hospital that became the focus of a global outpouring of concern, but...
David Frost interview highlights
Veteran British broadcaster set a milestone in TV history when he drew extraordinary admissions from disgraced former President Richard Nixon in 1977. Armed...
Music fest cut short after drug deaths
The last day of a New York City dance music festival featuring high-profile acts including Avicii, David Guetta and Diplo was cancelled Sunday after the deaths...
Cal. wildfire now fourth-largest ever
The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest conflagration in California history. CalFire spokesman Daniel Berlant...
US: 'case is building' for strike in Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry asserted Sunday that the United States now has evidence of sarin gas use in Syria and said "the case gets stronger by the...
British broadcaster David Frost dies
Veteran British journalist and broadcaster David Frost, who won fame around the world for his TV interviews with former President Richard Nixon, has died, his...
Clinic to offer 'Breaking Bad' rehab
An Albuquerque mental health clinic is using hit show "Breaking Bad" and its methamphetamine trafficking theme to help fight addiction. KRQE-TV...
At least 24 ambushed, killed in Nigeria
Suspected Islamic sect members ambushed and killed at least 24 members of a youth vigilante group who were on a mission to find and fight the sect in northeast...
Aftershocks expected after Alaska quake
Dozens of noticeable aftershocks above magnitude 4.0 are expected in the remote Aleutian Island region off Alaska in the days and weeks following a major 7.0...
Nyad tries swimming to Cuba again
The Florida Strait, a dangerous stretch of sea that is home to sharks, jellyfish, fickle currents and sudden, violent storms, has stubbornly resisted Diana...
White House resolution sent to Congress
The White House has sent Congress a draft of a resolution authorizing President Barack Obama to use military force against Syria. The draft follows through on...
Obama seeks approval for military strike
Delaying what had appeared to be an imminent strike, President Barack Obama abruptly announced Saturday he will seek congressional approval before launching any...
Earthquake recorded in Aleutian Islands
Another strong earthquake has rattled a remote and sparsely populated Aleutian Island region off Alaska. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.1 temblor...
NKorea withdraws US envoy invite
North Korea has rescinded its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to travel to Pyongyang to seek the release of a detained American, the State Department said...
Muslim Brotherhood switches tactics
Reeling from a fierce security crackdown, the Muslim Brotherhood brought out mostly scattered, small crowds Friday in its latest protests of Egypt's...
Obama edges toward strike on Syria
Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action as the administration...
Practice bomb lands in pub's parking lot
An electronic failure may be to blame for a practice bomb that was dropped from a jet onto a tavern's parking lot, a Maryland National Guard official said...