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Why is Peru's president offering to resign? 21 Mar 2018 - 11:35 pm

LIMA, Peru: Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has offered his resignation to the country's congress after several of the conservative leader's allies were...

Lawmaker accused of abusing colleague won't seek re-election 21 Mar 2018 - 10:02 pm

HARRISBURG, Pa.: A Pennsylvania lawmaker who is the subject of a protection-from-abuse order against him by another lawmaker over claims he was violent...

Texas bombing suspect kills self, reported to be unemployed man, 23 21 Mar 2018 - 08:05 pm

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas: An unemployed 23-year-old man suspected of a three-week bombing campaign in Texas that killed two people and injured five others before...

New York faces `Jackpot' snow from potential record spring storm 21 Mar 2018 - 05:17 pm

A powerful storm is battering the U.S. East Coast, closing government offices in Washington and threatening New York City with the most snow...

Police: Suspect in Austin bombing attacks blows himself up 21 Mar 2018 - 01:17 pm

ROUND ROCK, Texas, The suspect in a spate of bombing attacks that have killed two people and injured four others this month blew...

US anti-terror training abroad includes K-9, cyber security 21 Mar 2018 - 10:21 am

AMMAN, Jordan: A German shepherd sniffed suitcases in an airport inspection drill, excitedly pausing near one bag from which a handler then pulled...

Insurers' new business: "active shooter" policies for US schools 21 Mar 2018 - 08:02 am

Insurance broker Paul Marshall can count on his phone ringing in the aftermath of a school shooting. Since the Feb. 14 shooting at...

Michigan mom pleads guilty after second death of a child 20 Mar 2018 - 06:06 pm

PETOSKEY: A northern Michigan woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the suffocation of her infant daughter, her second criminal case in...

Two plus attacker hurt in Maryland school shooting: sheriff 20 Mar 2018 - 06:00 pm

Great Mills, United States: Three people, including the assailant, were critically injured in a shooting at a high school in the eastern US...

Fifth parcel blast reported in Texas 20 Mar 2018 - 04:06 pm

Austin: A package exploded early Tuesday at a FedEx distribution facility in Texas, authorities said, following a series of other blasts in Austin...

Package bound for Austin explodes at FedEx facility - fire department 20 Mar 2018 - 01:10 pm

One employee was injured when a package containing nails and shrapnel that was bound for Austin, Texas, exploded at a Texas FedEx facility,...

Supreme Court takes up challenge by crisis pregnancy centers 20 Mar 2018 - 07:58 am

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a free speech fight over California's attempt to regulate anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. The case...

Austin on edge: Police fear serial bomber behind Texas blasts 19 Mar 2018 - 11:40 pm

AUSTIN, Texas: Police in Texas fear a serial bomber planted four powerful explosive devices that have killed two people and injured four others...

Brazil police arrest Catholic bishop of Formosa in graft probe 19 Mar 2018 - 08:48 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazilian police on Monday arrested the Bishop of Formosa, Jose Ribeiro, on allegations that he, along with other Catholic clergymen, stole...

Guinean schools reopen after month-long teachers' strike 19 Mar 2018 - 07:49 pm

Conakry: Classes resumed Monday in Guinean schools after a month-long strike by teachers seeking the implementation of a 40-percent pay increase that was...

US college student missing in Bermuda, police issue flyers 19 Mar 2018 - 06:00 pm

An American college student has been reported missing in Bermuda. Bermuda police say 19-year-old Mark Dombroski was on a rugby tour with Saint...

White House says Trump isn't considering firing Mueller 19 Mar 2018 - 02:35 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a...