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Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 73

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 55 overnight, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan on Friday to 73, with several others in critical condition, officials said....
Clue to Gorsuch's ideology seen in pairings with Thomas

WASHINGTON (AP) -- To see where Justice Neil Gorsuch might fit on the Supreme Court, watch the company he keeps....
Jordan to cancel 'marry the victim' clause shielding rapists

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- A pregnant 15-year-old who had been raped by a brother-in-law decided to marry her attacker, hoping this would shield her from other male relatives who might kill her in the name of "family honor."...
Over 100 people feared buried by southwest China landslide

BEIJING (AP) -- More than 100 people are feared buried by a landslide that unleashed huge rocks and a mass of earth that crashed into their homes in southwestern China early Saturday, a county government said....
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday night blocked parole for Charles Manson follower and convicted killer Bruce Davis....
Saudi says suicide bomber killed in foiled Mecca plot

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi security forces said Saturday they disrupted a plot to attack the Grand Mosque at Mecca, home to the holiest site in Islam, just as the fasting month of Ramadan concludes....
A 2nd mistrial: Jury deadlocks in Ohio cop's murder retrial

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A second mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a white University of Cincinnati officer who killed an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop. It's the latest racially charged police shooting case to show the reluctance of U.S. jurors to convict officers....
A 2nd mistrial: Jury deadlocks in Ohio cop's murder retrial

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A second mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a white University of Cincinnati officer who killed an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop. It's the latest racially charged police shooting case to show the reluctance of U.S. jurors to convict officers....
40 people killed in bomb, gun attacks in 3 Pakistani cities

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- At least 40 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded Friday in four separate bomb and gun attacks in three major Pakistani cities, officials said....
Long after riots, Milwaukee neighborhood sees little change

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The scars of the violence that erupted in a Milwaukee neighborhood after a police officer killed a 23-year-old black man remain visible nearly a year later, reminders of how little things have changed....