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Slain Texas constable remembered as humble, caring
Compassionate. Humble. A good friend. A dedicated public servant. Those were some of the words that family and friends used during a funeral service ...
Gunman in Texas shootout fired more than 65 rounds
A gunman who was among three people killed in a shootout near Texas A&M University earlier this week fired more than 65 rounds and also took an ...
Clinton, Minnelli among stars at Hamlisch funeral
Friends and admirers of Marvin Hamlisch including former President Bill Clinton and Liza Minnelli gathered Tuesday to bid farewell to the celebrated ...
Ryan selection shrouded in secrecy
After Mitt Romney decided on a running mate, Paul Ryan's carefully planned transition from congressman to vice presidential candidate began — in deep ...
Clinton's Africa trip: Bees, snow _ and dancing
On an epic journey through Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton braved an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda, escaped a ...
Mourners gather for Ghanaian president's funeral
World leaders joined thousands of Ghanaians on Friday for the funeral of President John Atta Mills, who came to symbolize Ghana's maturing democracy ...
Memorial for Sikh temple shooting victims begins
A memorial service for six worshippers killed in the shooting at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee is under way at a local high school.
Thousands expected to honor Sikh temple victims
Thousands of mourners were expected to gather Friday morning to pay their final respects to the six worshippers gunned down by a white supremacist at ...
Clinton pushes Nigeria on terrorism, corruption
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Nigerian authorities Thursday to boost their intelligence capabilities to better combat growing ...
Andy Reid returns to Eagles after son's funeral
Andy Reid returned to the Philadelphia Eagles a day after his 29-year-old son's funeral, saying it's "the right thing to do." Garrett Reid, the oldest ...
Egypt fires intelligence chief over Sinai attack
Egypt's president fired his intelligence chief on Wednesday for failing to act on an Israeli warning of an imminent attack days before militants ...
Egypt buries 16 soldiers slain in border attack
Egypt on Tuesday buried the 16 soldiers killed by suspected Islamist militants near the borders with Gaza and Israel, as pressure built on Egypt's ...
Family buries Marine who went missing decades ago
On a wind-swept bluff overlooking the Pacific, Robert Rivenburgh sobbed like he never had in the nearly four decades since his older brother went ...
Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial
A grandson of ex-U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial ...
Vet killed in Colo. shooting remembered at funeral
A Navy veteran who died after throwing himself in front of a friend during the Colorado movie theater shooting was remembered Friday for his ...
Clinton challenges Africa to embrace democracy
In veiled swipes at China's investments in Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday urged African leaders to embrace ...
Terror, China's reach top Clinton agenda in Africa
Growing security threats from Islamist militants and China's increasing influence throughout Africa are topping the agenda as Secretary of State ...
Colo. victims mourned at funerals in 3 states
A man who saved his girlfriend's life at the Colorado movie shooting was remembered for his selfless sacrifice Saturday, while an aspiring ...
Report: Suspect described killings in package
As reports emerged of a suspicious package sent to a university the suspect in the Colorado theater shooting once attended, the first memorial service ...
Families of theater shooting victims plan goodbyes
Their first look at a dazed-looking James Holmes with wildly dyed red hair stunned and angered some of the people he is accused of shooting and the ...
Egypt's ex-spy chief honored in military funeral
Egypt's top generals led hundreds of mourners Saturday at a funeral honoring former spy chief Omar Suleiman, who for decades served as a key pillar ...
Thousands crowd funeral for Bollywood romance icon
Bollywood stars and film fans have paid their last respects to one of India's first superstars, Rajesh Khanna, as his body was cremated in a Hindu ...
Pakistani police arrest man for burying baby alive
Pakistani police arrested a man accused of burying his newborn daughter alive because she was physically deformed, officials said Saturday.
Boy killed by falling tombstone was helping dad
A 4-year-old Utah boy was helping his father by trying to make other children smile for a picture when a 6-foot-tall tombstone that weighed hundreds ...