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Striving for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, President Barack Obama will unveil an election-year budget on Tuesday that drops earlier proposals to cut future Social Security benefits...More >>
Striving for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, President Barack Obama will unveil an election-year budget on Tuesday that drops earlier proposals to cut future Social Security benefits and...More >>
The Pentagon says it is suspending exercises and other activities with the Russian military, in light of Moscow's military involvement in Ukraine.More >>
The Pentagon says it is suspending exercises and other activities with the Russian military, in light of Moscow's military involvement in Ukraine.More >>
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Two classic cars swallowed by a sinkhole beneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky have re-emerged.More >>
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Two classic Corvettes re-emerged Monday from a giant sinkhole that gobbled up those and six other prized vehicles still trapped beneath the National Corvette Museum in...More >>
On the latest snow day in a winter full of them, residents of parts of the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were coping with several inches of snow on top of a layer of slush.More >>
On the latest snow day in a winter full of them, residents of parts of the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were coping with several inches of snow on top of a layer of slush.More >>
A federal jury in Manhattan will hear charges that Osama bin Laden's son-in-law conspired to kill Americans as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.More >>
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was introduced to prospective jurors on Monday at the start of his trial on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and support terrorists in his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after...More >>
By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press The lawyer for the former leader of a small Northern California Indian tribe is asking the community not to prejudge the woman as she faces trial on allegations...More >>
By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press The lawyer for the former leader of a small Northern California Indian tribe has asked the community not to prejudge the woman as she faces trial on allegations that she...More >>
A woman who pleaded guilty to buying the handgun used to kill the director of Colorado's prisons was sentenced to more than two years in prison and three years supervision Monday.More >>
The man who killed Colorado's prisons director was a master manipulator determined to get a gun and enact his longstanding plan for violence, a federal judge said Monday as she sentenced the woman who bought the weapon.More >>
Don't get Dallas and Mitch Seavey wrong. They love each other, even though they might not say it in so many words. But they're also fierce competitors, more than happy to pass each other on the nearly 1,000...More >>
Don't get Dallas and Mitch Seavey wrong. They love each other, even though they might not say it in so many words. But they're also fierce competitors, more than happy to pass each other on the nearly 1,000 mile...More >>
The harsh winter has been rough for some businesses, but for a lucky few, the frigid weather means more cold, hard cash.More >>
The harsh winter has been rough for some businesses, but for a lucky few, the frigid weather means more cold, hard cash.More >>
A woman who was rescued about three hours after her house was destroyed by an avalanche in Missoula, Mont., has died at a hospital.More >>
A woman who was rescued about three hours after her Missoula home was destroyed by an avalanche has died.More >>
After weeks of snow, winter-weary Americans plead with travel agents: Get me out of hereMore >>
After weeks of snow, winter-weary Americans plead with travel agents: Get me out of hereMore >>
Kerry Kennedy acquitted of drugged driving in NY; she said she took sleeping pill by mistakeMore >>
Kerry Kennedy acquitted of drugged driving in NY; she said she took sleeping pill by mistakeMore >>
Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska to start as usual this weekend after conditions improveMore >>
Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska to start as usual this weekend after conditions improveMore >>
Shale formation could finally prove lucrative for parts of Mississippi and LouisianaMore >>
Shale formation could finally prove lucrative for parts of Mississippi and LouisianaMore >>
Republican Arizona governor vetoes religious bill that angered gays in rebuke of party rightMore >>
Republican Arizona governor vetoes religious bill that angered gays in rebuke of party rightMore >>
California couple uncover rare gold coins worth $10 million while walking their dogMore >>
California couple uncover rare gold coins worth $10 million while walking their dogMore >>
Kerry Kennedy blames sleeping pill, says she has no memory of wild NY drive; case nearing endMore >>
Kerry Kennedy blames sleeping pill, says she has no memory of wild NY drive; case nearing endMore >>
After coming out, Jason Collins is in bright spotlight as face of the NetsMore >>
After coming out, Jason Collins is in bright spotlight as face of the NetsMore >>
Major bitcoin exchange apparently goes bust, delivers blow to emerging virtual currencyMore >>
Major bitcoin exchange apparently goes bust, delivers blow to emerging virtual currencyMore >>
New rules would phase out marketing of unhealthy foods in schools to combat child obesityMore >>
New rules would phase out marketing of unhealthy foods in schools to combat child obesityMore >>
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's Department of State services says it has arrested seven suspected Islamic militants in connection with the killing of a pro-Western sheik who preached against Islamic extremism, his wife and their son.
The three, including Sheik Adam Albani, were shot dead on Feb. 1 in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria as they drove home from Albani's theology lecture.
Officials say he was killed because his "pro-Western posture and his preaching are contrary to the Boko Haram ideology." Boko Haram is an Islamic militia in Nigeria that has killed thousands of people in an insurgency that began more than four years ago. Officials said Monday the suspects are Boko Haram members from five different Nigerian states.
Boko Haram means "Western education is a sin," and Albani was known for encouraging his followers to seek Western education.
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