15 detained in counterterrorism raids
SYDNEY (AP) — Counterterrorism raids in Sydney on Thursday were sparked by security intelligence that the Islamic State movement was planning a random, violent attack in Australia as a demonstration......
View ArticleScots reject independence from U.K.
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Scottish voters have resoundingly rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom after a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. The......
View ArticleWorld-renowned Jamaican beach washing away
NEGRIL, Jamaica (AP) — Tourists from around the world are drawn to a stretch of palm-fringed shoreline known as “Seven Mile Beach,” a crescent of white sand along the turquoise... Read more »
View ArticleSuspect in Va. abduction charged in DC area rape
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The suspect in the disappearance of a University of Virginia student was charged Monday with abducting and raping a woman in suburban Washington, D.C., in 2005.... Read more »
View ArticleNYC doctor tests positive for Ebola
NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency room doctor who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa has tested positive for the virus, becoming the first... Read more »
View ArticleDoctor becomes NYC’s first Ebola patient
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials tried to tamp down New Yorkers’ fears Friday after a doctor was diagnosed with Ebola in a city where millions of people squeeze into crowded... Read more »
View ArticleFor McCain, new power to take on Obama
In the spring of last year, an SUV carrying Sen. John McCain slipped across the Turkish border into war-torn Syria for a secret meeting with rebel commanders fighting the regime of... Read more »
View ArticleJury selection to begin in trial of accused Boston bomber
BOSTON—The sidewalk, once charred and stained with blood, was long ago replaced with fresh concrete. The blasted-out storefronts have been rebuilt. Along Boylston Street, one of the busiest shopping...
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