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Napolitano: Immigration bill would boost security
Sweeping immigration legislation would improve U.S. security by helping authorities to know who is in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Janet ...
Turkish PM to press ahead with Gaza visit
Turkey's prime minister says he is determined to go ahead with plans to visit the Gaza Strip despite a U.S. request that he delay the trip.
Boston bomb suspect charged; religious motive seen
The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem connected to any ...
Boston tragedy another test for US-Russia ties
The U.S. and Russia, their ties soured by disputes over stopping Syria's civil war, child adoptions and other issues, could find some common ground ...
Kosovo, Serbia close to deal but questions remain
Kosovo's prime minister summed up sentiment on both sides: "Don't expect us to start loving each other." Hashim Thaci spoke days after he reached a ...
Group kicks off planting of ancient tree clones
California's mighty redwoods are going international, cloned in an effort to promote reforestation and deal with climate change. Although measuring ...
Uncle says older bombing suspect 'used' brother
Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then ...
NY authorities deal Russian mob a losing hand
It's a case teeming with colorful characters: a reputed Russian mob boss once accused in an Olympic scandal, a wealthy art world impresario who hung ...
Boston suspects' Chechen family traveled long road
The two brothers accused of blowing up homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon came from a Chechen family that for decades had been tossed from one ...
In Boston manhunt, online detectives flourish
The hunt for the bombers behind the deadly Boston Marathon attacks didn't take place only on the streets with professional police officers and SWAT ...
The stories of 2 brothers suspected in bombing
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an amateur boxer with muscular arms and enough brio to arrive at a sparring session without protective gear. His younger brother ...
Uncle of bombing suspects says it shames family
An uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects on Friday said the brothers had brought shame to the family and the entire Chechen ethnicity.
Obama, Putin discuss Boston Marathon attacks
President Barack Obama has spoken by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the investigation into the Boston Marathon attacks. The two ...
Aunt says US suspect recently became devout Muslim
An aunt of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Friday the older brother recently became a devout Muslim who prayed five times a day, and she ...
Russia: Sochi security tight after Boston bombs
The naming of two Chechen brothers as the suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing is reviving fears about security at the 2014 Winter Games in ...
Gov't sources: Boston bomb suspect went to Russia
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev traveled to Russia last year and returned to the U.S. six months later, government officials told ...
US congressman: Bomb suspects had explosives cache
A member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee says the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects had collected pipe bombs, grenades and improvised ...
To save endangered languages, tribes turn to tech
In a conference room in a Las Vegas casino, about three dozen people are swishing their fingers across iPads, trying out test versions of new apps.
Morocco cancels war games with US over rights
Morocco on Tuesday canceled its annual military exercises with the United States after the Obama administration backed having the U.N. monitor human ...
US officials: War games with Morocco canceled
U.S. officials say Morocco has canceled a major annual military exercise with the United States over the Obama administration's support for expanding ...
Turkish prime minister to visit Gaza in May
Turkey's prime minister says he plans to visit the Gaza Strip in May after a trip to Washington. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has long expressed his wish ...
Russia bans 18 Americans after similar US move
Russia on Saturday banned 18 Americans from entering the country in response to Washington imposing sanctions on 18 Russians for alleged human rights ...
Vatican holds dialogue with nonbelievers in Mexico
The Vatican says it will hold a dialogue with nonbelievers in three Mexican cities next month. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, who heads the Vatican's ...
'Harry Potter' sport stages World Cup in Florida
The way Alex Benepe remembers it, his roommate's idea to make quidditch more than a broom-riding fantasy confined to "Harry Potter" books and the big ...
DNA discoverer's letter sells for $5.3M, a record
A letter that scientist Francis Crick wrote to his son about his Nobel Prize-winning DNA discovery was sold to anonymous buyer at a New York City ...