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US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras aid

A group of U.S. senators is urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights violations. 16 minutes ago

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NATIONAL

Prosecutor: 3 Ohioans enslaved disabled mom, child

A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" - then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said Tuesday...
NATIONAL

Couple guilty in murder of mother of 2-month-old

A California couple have been convicted of luring an acquaintance to their home and strangling her to kidnap her 2-month-old boy.

2 hours ago
WORLD

Brazil lawmakers OK bill for treatment of gays

A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology.

43 minutes ago
SPORTS

Brazil protesters keep up pressure on government

Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American giant.
NATIONAL

Heimlich rescues choking Texas congressman

A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to help.

53 minutes ago
NATIONAL

Dish passes on making new offer for Sprint

Dish Network Corp. says a number of factors have made it impracticable for it to submit another offer to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in time to beat a deadline set by the phone company.

53 minutes ago
NATIONAL

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund

The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project.

1 hour ago
NATIONAL

Va. cabbie pursues charges after anti-Muslim rant

For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape.

1 hour ago
WORLD

Afghan peace talks with Taliban at hand but not without their bumps

U.S. officials will meet with the Taliban on Thursday in a major breakthrough aimed at opening peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan, as the U.S. prepares for the end of its combat involvement.

2 hours ago
WORLD

Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment

In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their birth.

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