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Yemen arrests US man in al-Qaida sweep, hospital shootout; ex-classmate says he turned radical
BUENA, N.J. - He was raised in the state of New Jersey, where he was on the school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, susp...
Settlement could pay $657M to WTC rescuers, recovery workers who sued over Sept. 11 illnesses
NEW YORK - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could p...
US officials: Terrorism suspect who worked at nuke plants not linked to any breaches
BUENA, N.J. - An official in the state of New Jersey says a suspected terrorist who worked at a complex of nuclear power plants did not breach security there. Mike Drewniak, a spokesman for Gov. Ch...
NYC agrees to pay up to $657M to settle health lawsuits filed by World Trade Center workers
NEW YORK - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could p...
NYC agrees to pay up to $657M to settle health lawsuits filed by ground zero workers
NEW YORK - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could p...
Wife, daughter of US Senate leader Harry Reid hospitalized with injuries from auto accident
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday - the wife with a broken back and neck - after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truc...
Federal appeals court upholds 'under God' references in Pledge of Allegiance, US currency
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violat...
UN humanitarian chief says Israel's blockade of Gaza isn't helping its security
The U.N. humanitarian chief says Israel's blockade of Gaza is not helping its security or weakening Hamas' hold on the territory. John Holmes also warned that as bad as the hundreds of tunnels that...
A shaky start for Chile's new president: Swarm of strong aftershocks as Pinera sworn in
SANTIAGO, Chile - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him. People in the ...
Germany's top educator criticizes church officals over growing abuse scandal
MUNICH, Germany - German educators sharply criticized Catholic church officials for their handling of a spiraling child abuse scandal even as more alledged victims came forward, including a former mem...
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