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16-year-old boy charged with making racial comment over intercom at southern US Walmart
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias int...
Despite pressure from black activists, black support for Obama's race-neutral stance is high
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In this banking centre walloped by the Great Recession, where unemployment just hit a 20-year high and as many as one in three black people are out of work, blacks could easily be fr...
Thousands carry flag-draped coffins, anti-Obama signs in DC protest; want troops back home
WASHINGTON - Thousands of protesters - many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama - marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq an...
Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, environmental crusader, dies at age at 90
SANTA FE, N.M. - Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure fro...
With celebration cigars ready, Fargo calmly waits for river to crest and flood threat to pass
They passed out cigars in Fargo on Saturday, but no matches just yet, as a flood-weary city that's spent the last week getting ready to hold back the Red River cautiously prepared to celebrate what ap...
Storm knocks out power to 60,000 homes on Australian coast, strong gusts down trees
AIRLIE BEACH, Australia - About 60,000 homes are without power, trees and signs have blown over and boats have been smashed on the rocks after a massive storm blew across the coast of northeastern Aus...
California sushi restaurant accused of serving illegal, endangered whale closes
LOS ANGELES - A Santa Monica sushi restaurant accused of serving illegal and endangered whale meat is closing its doors. A statement posted on the restaurant's Web site, thehump.biz, says it's volu...
Thousands of protesters take part in opposition rallies across Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Thousands of people have rallied across Russia to denounce the government's economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing dis...
Pope orders Vatican probe into Irish church, blasts bishops, takes no Vatican blame for abuse
DUBLIN, Ireland - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church has failed to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatic...
Boy Scouts files on sex abuse for 20 years now evidence in US lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Boy Scouts of America call them "perversion files," internal documents used to track Scout leaders suspected of sexually abusing young boys. A judge who had ordered the Scouts ...
Thousands carry flag-draped coffins, 'Indict Bush' signs in DC protest on Iraq war anniversary
WASHINGTON - Thousands of protesters - many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama - marched through the U.S. capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Af...
Obama presses Congress, says financial reform needed to protect consumers, keep banks healthy
WASHINGTON - The U.S. needs major changes to its financial system so consumers are better protected, banks fortified and the economy safeguarded from sliding into another Depression, President Barack ...
Colombian narco-terrorist sentenced to 20 years in US prison for role with FARC
NEW YORK - A former leader in the Colombian guerrilla group FARC has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. Jorge Enrique Rodriguez Mendieta pleaded guilty in December to an indictment acc...
16-year-old boy charged with making racial comment over intercom at southern NJ Walmart
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in the southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias i...
16-year-old boy charged with making racial comment over intercom at New Jersey Walmart
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in the southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias i...
Obama calls on Democrats to pass health care reform bill on Sunday
WASHINGTON - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push ahead of a critical make-or-break vote for his presidency, capping off a long...
Report: Iran temporarily releases prominent pro-reform politician for new year holiday
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian news agencies say authorities have released a prominent pro-reform activist two days after security forces took him into custody. The Fars semiofficial news agency and other ...
Don't light the cigar yet: Fargo officials stress it's too early to celebrate flood victory
A city used to fighting floods was confident Saturday that it had done enough to hold back the swelling Red River - even as the water inched higher - but officials stressed that it was too early to ce...
Aruba to review underwater picture that tourist believes might be remains of missing US teen
ORANJESTAD, Aruba - Authorities will search once again for a missing U.S. teen after an American couple took an underwater picture of what they believe might be Natalee Holloway's remains, a spokeswom...
Obama making final health care pitch to House Dems ahead of critical vote
WASHINGTON - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama set his sights on rallying House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push ahead of a critical vote that could make-or-break his pres...
UN chief says Israeli settlements must be stopped; Palestinian teen killed by Israelis troops
Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, while a Palestinian teenager was killed in clashes with Israeli...
Post-quake Haiti wants to feed itself - and for once, world leaders are listening
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The earthquake not only smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left more than 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing wor...
Head of German Bishops Conference apologizes for lenient acting in abuse case
BERLIN - The head of the German Bishops Conference apologized on Saturday for incidents of sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest two decades ago in the Freiburg diocese. Archbishop Robert Zollits...
Don't light the cigar yet: Fargo officials stress its too early to celebrate flood victory
A city used to fighting floods was confident Saturday that it had done enough to hold back the swelling Red River - even as the water inched higher - but officials stressed that it was too early to ce...
Pakistan tribal leaders endorse democracy, call for military to destroy Taliban
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Hundreds of tribesmen from Pakistan's semiautonomous regions near the Afghan border ended a rare tribal council meeting Saturday with a declaration calling for the army to crush ...
Undecided Dems tilt Obama's way ahead of Sunday's key vote on health care reform legislation
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama set his sights on Capitol Hill, ready to rally House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care reform push ahead of a critical vote that could make-or-break his...
Year's strongest sandstorm hits northern China, turns Beijing skies orange with grit
BEIJING - Tons of sand turned Beijing's sky orange as the strongest sandstorm this year hit northern China, a gritty reminder that the country's expanding deserts have led to a sharp increase in the s...
Thousands turn out for pro-Berlusconi rally amid fresh investigations and looming elections
ROME - Tens of thousands of people turned out Saturday for a rally supporting Premier Silvio Berlusconi's party before regional elections later this month. The rally was initially called to support...
Obama to Iranians: US wants brighter future for you, backs more exchanges, universal rights
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama told Iranians in an online video message that the U.S. wants more educational and cultural exchanges, and lamented that Tehran's leaders have "turned their backs" o...
Afghan insurgents adjust tactics, wage bomb attacks in former Taliban stronghold
MARJAH, Afghanistan - Explosions rumble through this former Taliban stronghold three or four times a day - an ominous sign that the insurgents have not given up despite losing control of this town to ...
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