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At an RV Park he owns in Hugoton, Kansas, Jan Leonard sees the benefits of one of the federal government's most contentious programs.More >>
At the RV Park he owns in a remote corner of southwestern Kansas, Jan Leonard is seeing the benefits of one of the federal government's most contentious programs.More >>
Los Angeles police say a man fired a rifle at two officers in a patrol car, but no one was injured in the attack.More >>
A man fired a rifle at two Los Angeles officers in a patrol car, but no one was injured in the attack that comes amid tension nationwide between police and protesters rallying against their tactics.More >>
Being uninsured in America will cost you more in 2015.More >>
Being uninsured in America will cost you more in 2015.More >>
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting some boos at a police graduation ceremony that comes with tensions high between him and rank-and-file police.More >>
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting some boos at a police graduation ceremony that comes with tensions high between him and rank-and-file police.More >>
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer As awareness of America's sex-trafficking industry increases, state after state has enacted new laws to combat it. But while a few have backed those get-tough...More >>
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer As awareness of America's sex-trafficking industry increases, state after state has enacted new laws to combat it. But while a few have backed those get-tough laws...More >>
By The Associated Press The killings of two unarmed blacks by white police officers in Missouri and New York this summer touched off protests and a national debate over police conduct that...More >>
By The Associated Press The killings of two unarmed blacks by white police officers in Missouri and New York this summer touched off protests and a national debate over police conduct that intensified...More >>
A Massachusetts woman found living with the skeletal remains of three babies in a squalid home has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder.More >>
A Massachusetts woman found living with the skeletal remains of three babies in a squalid home has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder.More >>
Few issues in a presidential campaign come close to being as meaningful as the economy. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll offers a look at how the public feels about this issue, which touches nearly every aspect...More >>
Few issues in a presidential campaign come close to being as meaningful as the economy. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll offers a look at how the public feels about this issue, which touches nearly every aspect of...More >>
More than a dozen people are hospitalized following a fire that killed five residents at a senior-living facility near San Antonio, and officials are trying to track down the whereabouts of dozens of others, a city...More >>
More than a dozen people are hospitalized following a fire that killed five residents at a senior-living facility near San Antonio, and officials are trying to track down the whereabouts of dozens of others, a city...More >>
New York City's police commissioner says it was "very inappropriate" for officers to turn their backs on the mayor in a sign of disrespect as he spoke at an officer's funeral.More >>
New York City's police commissioner called for a "lot less rhetoric and a lot more dialogue" to defuse the tension between police officers and the population they protect.More >>
Mother of 2 US citizens seeks refuge in Philadelphia church to avoid deportation to HondurasMore >>
Mother of 2 US citizens seeks refuge in Philadelphia church to avoid deportation to HondurasMore >>
Ruling opens door for medical malpractice lawsuits over health care aboard cruise shipsMore >>
Ruling opens door for medical malpractice lawsuits over health care aboard cruise shipsMore >>
Obama says US reviewing whether to return North Korea to list of state sponsors of terrorismMore >>
Obama says US reviewing whether to return North Korea to list of state sponsors of terrorismMore >>
Civil rights leaders face backlash over the ambush killings of 2 New York police officersMore >>
Civil rights leaders face backlash over the ambush killings of 2 New York police officersMore >>
Obama: Sony made mistake in shelving film under pressure by North Korea hackers; vows responseMore >>
Obama: Sony made mistake in shelving film under pressure by North Korea hackers; vows responseMore >>
Connections grow between China and Washington state, giving boost to high-end real estateMore >>
Connections grow between China and Washington state, giving boost to high-end real estateMore >>
Evidence in Sony hack 'whodunit' mostly circumstantial; US weighs a North Korea responseMore >>
Evidence in Sony hack 'whodunit' mostly circumstantial; US weighs a North Korea responseMore >>
Evidence in Sony hack 'whodunit' mostly circumstantial; US weighs a North Korea responseMore >>
Evidence in Sony hack 'whodunit' mostly circumstantial; US weighs a North Korea responseMore >>
City's ugly Christmas tree gets the Charlie Brown treatment -- and offers a seasonal messageMore >>
City's ugly Christmas tree gets the Charlie Brown treatment -- and offers a seasonal messageMore >>
BlackBerry courts fans with new 'Classic' smartphone in last-ditch effort to stay relevantMore >>
BlackBerry courts fans with new 'Classic' smartphone in last-ditch effort to stay relevantMore >>
DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon's government says it has launched air strikes against Nigerian Islamic extremists to dislodge about 1,000 fighters who seized a military base.
A statement Monday says two bombing raids and a heavy firefight put the insurgents to flight from Achigachia base.
It says the insurgents attacked five villages along several fronts on Cameroon's northern border with Nigeria over three days before they over-ran the military base Sunday.
The government said President Paul Biya ordered the air strikes to respond to "a change of strategy on the part of the assailants." It gave no death toll.
Neighboring countries increasingly are being drawn into Nigeria's 5-year Islamic uprising, which has killed thousands and driven refugees across borders into Cameroon, Niger and Chad. Nigerian extremists have been recruiting fighters in all three countries.
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