Dayton reaches first Sweet 16 with 99-94 upset of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Dayton is still dancing.
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Can Ted Cruz serve as President if he was born in Canada?
Republican Senator Ted Cruz has announced his candidacy for President, again raising the issue of how people born in other countries qualify for office under the Constitution.
S. Africa court finds ex-tennis star Bob Hewitt guilty of raping girls
Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt was found guilty Monday in South Africa of raping and assaulting young girls whom he was coaching in the early 1980s. Hewitt, 75, had pleaded not guilty to the two charges of rape and one of indecent assault, which were brought against…
Human remains found in Alaska, may be tied to missing family
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Human remains found along an Alaska trail may be connected to the disappearance of a family of four missing since May, Kenai Police said Sunday.
Ukraine to stop buying Russian gas from April 1: energy minister
Ukraine plans to stop buying Russian gas from April 1, Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said in a briefing on Monday. "At the moment we don't need to buy Russian gas. On Saturday, he said that Ukraine was confident Russia would have to lower the price it charges Kiev for gas as…
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Death of Lee Kuan Yew: Live Report
Singapore (AFP) - 05:57 GMT - AFP IS CLOSING ITS LIVE REPORT as Singapore plunges into mourning after the death of Lee Kuan Yew, the iron-fisted politician who forged a prosperous city-state out of unpromising beginnings. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has declared seven days of national…
Chadian helicopters bomb Boko Haram on Nigeria-Niger border: Niger army
Two Chadian army helicopters bombed Nigerian Boko Haram positions on Sunday, killing several dozen militants near a village on the border with Niger, a senior Niger military official told Reuters. Niger and Chadian soldiers have been fighting the Islamist militants in a joint mission with Nigeria…
Father says seven children who died in NYC fire were 'so pure'
By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - The father of seven Orthodox Jewish children killed in a Brooklyn house fire told hundreds of mourners at their funeral on Sunday that the only way he can survive the tragedy was "complete, utter and total surrender" to his religious beliefs. The grieving man,…
Suspect fatally shot by police after robbery at Bay Shore Best Buy
Police on Long Island shot and killed a robbery suspect who allegedly tried to carjack a woman and two young children Sunday night in Bay Shore.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — While Trent Steelman was on active duty in the Army, often his thoughts strayed to getting another shot at the NFL.
Having Lost on Net Neutrality, Republicans Offer a Deal
When the FCC delivered a clear victory to advocates for net neutrality by announcing that it would treat the Internet as a common carrier, congressional Republicans reacted furiously. Speaker John Boehner denounced "overzealous government bureaucrats" for developing "a secret plan to put the…
Roll over Ebola: measles is the deadly new threat
The people of Monrovia's Peace Island ghetto, refugees of civil war who found themselves suddenly overwhelmed and outmanoeuvred by the deadly Ebola epidemic, are used to life under siege. Yet with Liberia emerging from the worst outbreak in history a year to the day since Ebola was first identified…
Suspect dead, officer wounded in Arizona Wal-Mart brawl
COTTONWOOD, Ariz. (AP) — An overnight brawl in an Arizona Wal-Mart parking lot has left one person dead and two others wounded, including a police officer who was shot in the leg.
Say Goodbye: 10 Cars Being Discontinued in 2015
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U.S. not speaking at U.N. rights debate on Israel, Palestinians
The United States will not take the floor at the main U.N. human rights forum on Monday during the annual debate on violations committed in the Palestinian territories, as part of a previous agreement not to speak. The European Union, however, reiterated "the urgency of renewed, structured and…
Putin's biker gang lends muscle to rebel cause in east Ukraine
Dressed in leathers and camouflage, motorbike gang leader Vitali waves at two charred Ukrainian tank turrets decorating the entrance to his club as he recounts how his group has fought alongside pro-Russian rebels. The biker -- also known by his nickname "Prosecutor" -- is boss of the east Ukraine…
11 dead after a bus falls into ravine in Venezuela
At least 11 people were killed when a bus drove into a ravine on Venezuela’s Central Sunday morning. Drive fatigue is being blamed.
Tourists flocking to Cuba 'before the Americans come'
HAVANA (AP) — Bookings to Cuba jumped 57 percent for one New York tour operator in the weeks after Washington said it would renew ties with Havana. In February, they were up 187 percent; and so far this month, nearly 250 percent.
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Slain Mexican farmworker's life crumbled after traumas in America
By Eric M. Johnson PASCO, Wash. (Reuters) - The afternoon before Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot dead by police after he pelted them with rocks, the farmworker had walked out of a Washington state jail a free man. Zambrano-Montes' death sparked protests by demonstrators who complain Pasco police…
Mexico 'lucha libre' wrestler dies from hit in the ring
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The son of a Mexican wrestling legend died early Saturday from a blow suffered in the ring, the Baja California state prosecutor's office said.
Singapore in mourning as first PM Lee Kuan Yew dies
Singapore plunged into mourning and world leaders united in tribute Monday after the death of Lee Kuan Yew, the iron-fisted politician who forged a prosperous city-state out of unpromising beginnings. His son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, issued a statement before dawn announcing the passing of…
