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Israel, Hamas Trade Fire After Talks Fail

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets and Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday after Egyptian efforts to mediate a lasting truce in the monthlong Gaza war collapsed in a hail of fire a day

Israel, Hamas Trade Fire After Talks Fail

36 Dead, 7 Missing in Hiroshima Landslide

TOKYO (AP) — Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris Wednesday in the outskirts of Hiroshima, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missing, police said. Public broadcaster NHK showed rescue workers suspended by ropes from

36 Dead, 7 Missing in Hiroshima Landslide

Longtime 'SNL' Announcer Don Pardo Dies at 96

NEW YORK (AP) — Few would recognize his face, but most would know his voice: that booming baritone that for nearly four decades would introduce the lineups on “Saturday Night Live.” Don Pardo, the durable television and radio announcer whose

Longtime 'SNL' Announcer Don Pardo Dies at 96

Protesters Set to March on Pakistan's Parliament

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of protesters demanding Pakistan’s prime minister step down prepared Tuesday to march on parliament in the capital, as authorities beefed up security to prevent possible violence. The demonstrators, who have camped out in Islamabad in two

Protesters Set to March on Pakistan's Parliament

Iraq Forces, Kurdish Peshmerga Retake Mosul Dam

BAGHDAD (AP) — Boosted by two days of U.S. airstrikes, Iraqi and Kurdish forces on Monday wrested back control of the country’s largest dam from Islamic militants, a military spokesman in Baghdad said as fighting was reported to be underway

Iraq Forces, Kurdish Peshmerga Retake Mosul Dam

Tens of Thousands Protest Pakistan's Government

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in Pakistan’s capital, defying the pouring rain to demand the prime minister step down in the biggest challenge yet to the country’s government. Imran Khan, a famous cricketer who now

Tens of Thousands Protest Pakistan's Government

AP, Most Media Wrong on Texas Guard Border Deployment

HOUSTON, Texas–Breitbart Texas has learned that a story released yesterday by the Associated Press (AP), and subsequently picked up by other news outlets across Texas, is not correct. While there are Texas National Guardsmen on the border, they are not part of

AP, Most Media Wrong on Texas Guard Border Deployment

Ebola: 3 athletes can't compete at Youth Olympics

NANJING, China (AP) — Three teenage athletes from the Ebola-affected region of Africa will not be allowed to compete at the Youth Olympics in China because of the risk of possible infection, the IOC and local organizers said Friday. All

Ebola: 3 athletes can't compete at Youth Olympics

Iraq's al-Maliki Gives up Post to Rival

BAGHDAD (AP) — Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister for the past eight years, relinquished the post to his nominated replacement late Thursday, ending a political deadlock that has plunged the country into uncertainty as it fights a Sunni militant insurgency.

Iraq's al-Maliki Gives up Post to Rival

Egypt: Israel, Hamas to Extend Temporary Truce

CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for five days, Egyptian and Palestinian officials announced Wednesday, permitting the sides to continue to negotiate a substantive deal to end the war in Gaza. Yet even as

Egypt: Israel, Hamas to Extend Temporary Truce

AP Video Journalist, Translator Killed in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Six people — including an Associated Press video journalist — were killed Wednesday when leftover ordnance believed to have been dropped in an Israeli airstrike blew up in the Gaza Strip. Simone Camilli and

AP Video Journalist, Translator Killed in Gaza

Ebola Crisis Hits Africa Soccer Tournament

The 2015 African Cup of Nations soccer tournament is in doubt following the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is facing a logistical nightmare as various countries refuse to accept teams from affected nations, forcing

Ebola Crisis Hits Africa Soccer Tournament

FL Redistricting Trainwreck Steams Along

According to the Associated Press, the GOP-controlled Florida Legislature has approved new congressional maps that were ordered to be redrawn by Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis, who ruled that the “current” congressional districts were “illegally drawn to benefit the GOP.”  The not-so-bipartisan

PBS Antiques Show Finds $1 Million Baseball Trove

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The PBS series “Antiques Roadshow” says it hit a home run with a collection of 1870s Boston baseball memorabilia. A trove of signatures and rare baseball cards from Boston Red Stockings players was appraised at $1

PBS Antiques Show Finds $1 Million Baseball Trove

O'Bannon Ready to Keep Fighting After Beating NCAA

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ed O’Bannon knows it’s not over, far from it. He’s ready for the appeals, and welcomes a challenge to the ruling that could change big-time college sports forever. After five years of battling the NCAA, O’Bannon

O'Bannon Ready to Keep Fighting After Beating NCAA

LA Times: Tony Stewart Will not Race Today

From the Los Angeles Times: Tony Stewart will not compete in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday after being involved in an incident that claimed the life of a driver during a race in New

LA Times: Tony Stewart Will not Race Today

Obama Proposes Broader Long-Term Strategy in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday proposed a broader long-term strategy to confront Islamic militants in Iraq, who have surprised U.S. intelligence with the fast pace of their approach on the Kurdish capital of Irbil. Obama warned Americans

Obama Proposes Broader Long-Term Strategy in Iraq

CDC Chief: Ebola's Spread to the United States 'Inevitable'

Thursday at the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health hearing titled, “Combating the Ebola Threat,” the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden said “We are all connected and inevitably there will be travelers,

CDC Chief: Ebola's Spread to the United States 'Inevitable'

Cambodia Tribunal Convicts Khmer Rouge Leaders

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — They were leaders of Cambodia’s infamous Khmer Rouge, the fanatical communist movement behind a 1970s reign of terror that transformed this entire Southeast Asian nation into a ruthless slave state — a place where cities

Cambodia Tribunal Convicts Khmer Rouge Leaders

Indians to Remodel Progressive Field

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians plan an extensive renovation of Progressive Field over the next two years, remodeling the 20-year-old downtown ballpark to better connect with their fans. The club intends to make interior and exterior modifications to the area

Indians to Remodel Progressive Field

Attack at Afghan Base Kills US Soldier, Wounds 15

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire Tuesday on foreign troops at a military base, killing at least one U.S. soldier and wounding 15 people, among them a German brigadier general and “about

Attack at Afghan Base Kills US Soldier, Wounds 15