Funeral held for Pa. boy who was parents' best man
JEANETTE, Pa. (AP) — In his short life, the 2-year-old Pennsylvania boy who died days after he served as best man at his parents' wedding touched the hearts of many people.
U.S. says Iraq Ramadan attackers are 'enemies of Islam'
By Sylvia Westall BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States has condemned the latest bombings in Baghdad which killed dozens of people, saying attackers who targeted civilians during celebrations marking the end of Ramadan were "enemies of Islam". Car bombs ripped through markets, shopping streets and…
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angelina Jolie cast a spell on the crowd at the D23 Expo.
New iPhone Annoucement Coming Sept. 10?
New iPhone Event Said to Be Held on September 10
Hawaii schools struggle to keep new teachers
WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Jonathan Sager was an idealistic 22-year-old recent college graduate when he arrived in Hawaii in 2006, yearning to make a difference in the lives of children in hardscrabble neighborhoods like those on the Waianae Coast.
North Korean leader inspects cellphone assembly line
North Korea's state television shows leader Kim Jong-un inspecting a mobile phone assembly line. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Plane in Connecticut crash was upside down, official says
By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A plane flown by a retired Microsoft Corp. executive that crashed into a Connecticut neighborhood was upside down when it hit two houses, killing the pilot, his son and two young girls on the ground, officials said on Saturday. Patrick Murray, a…
Reality and the real world, 'Mountain Man' style
TRIPLETT, N.C. (AP) — The way Eustace Conway sees it, there's the natural world, as exemplified by his Turtle Island Preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And then there's the "plastic, imitation" one that most other humans inhabit.
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Cruz in midseason form, Giants top Steelers 18-13
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Victor Cruz strolled into the end zone and thought for a moment about putting on his salsa dancing shoes. Two unenthusiastic steps later, he chucked the idea.
Usher to keep custody of his 2 young sons
ATLANTA (AP) — R&B singer Usher will hold on to primary custody of his two young sons.
Crazy seized contraband (24 photos)
A selection of images of unusual items and the various ways they are being smuggled. (Reuters)
Analysis: Nigeria backlash against Boko Haram spurs risky vigilante war
By Tim Cocks and Lanre Ola ABUJA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigerian ironworker Ba Kaka initially felt sympathy for Boko Haram's violent uprising against a state he and many others saw as corrupt, un-Islamic and kowtowing to Western ideology. But as deaths mounted in the Islamist sect's bloody campaign…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The way things have been going for the surging Los Angeles Dodgers over the past seven weeks, they can afford to laugh at themselves once in a while.
FBI fans through wilderness in search for teen
CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — Federal and local law enforcement agents say they're focused on getting feet on the ground in the search for 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and her suspected abductor, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio in central Idaho's Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
Hundreds search Idaho wilderness for missing teen
CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — The search for 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and her suspected abductor, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio, has spanned three states and thousands of miles.
Buddhist mob attacks Sri Lankan mosque, 12 injured
By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Buddhist mob attacked a mosque in Sri Lanka's capital and at least 12 people were injured, the latest in a series of attacks on the minority Muslim community by members of the Buddhist majority. A mob of Buddhists, who are mainly ethnic…
After a Whale Trainer Is Injured, Man Who Videotaped It Stands by Marineland
Last month, TakePart reported on a Tampa father, Carlo De Leonibus, who brought his family to SeaWorld Orlando, only to witness and videotape a juvenile pilot whale stuck in the concrete slide-out, struggling to free itself.
Israel approves nearly 1,200 new settlement homes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's housing minister on Sunday gave final approval to build nearly 1,200 apartments in Jewish settlements, just three days before Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are to resume in Jerusalem.
