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Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel and army barracks, witnesses say

ALGIERS, Algeria - Witnesses say twin car bombings have struck a hotel and the military headquarters of the Algerian town of Bouira. There has been no immediate official comment on casualties. The ...

Funeral homes facing problem of abandoned ashes

BOSTON - The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. ...

Bare breasts parade in New Zealand gridlocks city

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Tens of thousands of people crowded the downtown area of New Zealand's biggest city Wednesday to watch about 30 topless young women riding motorcycles and open-topped cars al...

North Carolina man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital

RALEIGH, N.C. - A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have t...

Pirates seize Malaysian tanker off Somalia's coast

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A global maritime watchdog says pirates have seized a Malaysian tanker with more than 20 crew in the Gulf of Eden off the coast of Somalia. Noel Choong, head of the Interna...

Jury sees tape of sole survivor in Idaho slayings

BOISE, Idaho - Jurors on Tuesday watched a police interview of an eight-year-old girl that was videotaped soon after she was rescued from a convicted pedophile who she said raped her and forced her to...

Tropical storm Fay strengthens over Florida

NAPLES, Florida - Tropical storm Fay rolled ashore in southwestern Florida on Tuesday without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around like an unwelcome houseguest, gaining power and threatening - onc...

Obama faces new criticism on abortion

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Painted during the Democratic primary as weak on abortion rights, Barack Obama is now being portrayed as an extremist who literally supports killing babies. Both portraits are b...

Obama expected to name running mate this week; Clinton not on his short list

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave his clearest signal yet that he has settled on a running mate when he announced Tuesday he would appear Saturday in this city wh...

Researchers say Bigfoot found in Georgia just a rubber gorilla suit

ATLANTA - Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice - handed over to them for an undisclo...