Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Yemen capital: witnesses
Sanaa (AFP) – Two suicide bombers hit a Shiite mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa in quick succession on Wednesday, witnesses told AFP, reporting casualties.
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Gunmen kill 2 Yemeni Red Cross workers in rebel-held area
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Gunmen shot dead two Yemenis working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday as they were traveling from the northern Saada province to the capital, Sanaa, the group said.
Latest on US Open: Madison Keys makes 3rd round for 1st time
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
Obama gets Iran deal win as Senate Dems amass enough votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama secured a landmark foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats amassed enough votes to ensure the Iran nuclear deal survives in Congress, despite ferocious opposition from Republicans and the government of Israel.
Clerk in gay marriage fight: 'A heaven or hell decision'
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Kim Davis sat in a church pew on a Sunday morning about four years ago, listening as the man in the pulpit preached of forgiveness and God’s grace.
Hunt for 3 suspects in Illinois officer's death widens
A huge manhunt continued overnight for the suspects in the slaying of a veteran officer.
Baltimore judge: Charges against police in Gray case can go forward
By Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday rejected defense motions to drop charges against six police officers in the case of a black man who died in April from injuries in police custody. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams also rejected a motion from the defense calling for prosecutor Marilyn Mosby and her office to recuse themselves from the Freddie Gray case. The death of Gray,
Texas police audio indicates deputy shooting victim was armed, suicidal
An audio recording released on Wednesday of a conversation between a dispatcher and Texas county deputies, whose fatal shooting of a man raised questions of whether they acted properly, indicate the man was armed and suicidal and had just harmed his wife and baby. Gilbert Flores, 41, was killed on Friday by two Bexar County deputies. A cell phone video of the incident, which took place near San Antonio, appeared
Manhunt for suspects in Illinois police officer's death enters day two
The police hunt in northern Illinois for three suspects believed to be involved in the fatal shooting of a 30-year veteran police officer entered a second day on Wednesday, as local schools were closed and a vigil for the slain officer was planned. More than 100 officers, including federal marshals, Illinois State Police and McHenry and Lake County Sheriff’s units, have searched by air and ground in dense woods in
Amgen cannot stop imminent sale of Neupogen copycat: U.S. appeals court
A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for Novartis AG to launch the first biosimilar drug in the United States as it declined on Wednesday to stop the sale of the company’s copycat version of Amgen Inc’s blockbuster cancer drug Neupogen. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in July said Novartis could begin to market its biosimilar drug, to be sold under the name Zarxio, after