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September 30, 2016

13K people text woman, not C-SPAN, about presidential debate

A Virginia woman says she received more than 13,000 text messages and 600 calls after C-SPAN accidentally plastered her ...

September 30, 2016

US teen summer program sparks national backlash in Cuba

A few months after President Barack Obama visited Cuba in March, a group of teenagers left the island for a month-long visit ...

September 30, 2016

4 arrested at German border with possible bomb-making goods

German police say they have arrested four men after finding possible bomb-making material in their car at the border with ...

September 30, 2016

Southern Conference to keep championships in North Carolina

The Southern Conference will keep four league championships in North Carolina despite the NCAA and the Atlantic Coast ...

September 30, 2016

South African rangers kill 3 suspected poachers

South African authorities used a helicopter to recover the bodies of three suspected poachers who were fatally shot by ...

September 30, 2016

Stolen Fernandez jersey returned to Tampa high school

A high school jersey once worn by Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and stolen after his death has been returned to the Florida ...

September 30, 2016

US closes probe of Jeep automatic braking; no recall sought

U.S. safety regulators have closed a yearlong investigation into the Jeep Grand Cherokee's automatic braking system without ...

September 30, 2016

N Carolina senator: Judge will release video if mayor won't

A top North Carolina legislator is warning that a judge likely will force Charlotte's mayor to release all videos chronicling ...

September 30, 2016

Police: Pennsylvania dealer hid 110 heroin bags in buttocks

Police say a Pennsylvania drug dealing suspect was found hiding 110 small bags of heroin in his buttocks. Authorities say ...

September 30, 2016

Police search Connecticut home of woman lost at sea

Police have searched the home of a Connecticut woman who is presumed dead after going missing at sea during a fishing trip ...

September 30, 2016

Court says Malta can register child born on migrant boat

A Maltese appeals court on Friday ruled that a Somali woman who gave birth on a migrant smugglers' boat eight years ago can ...

September 30, 2016

Dueling truths follow Indian raid in Pakistani Kashmir

In New Delhi, they say that highly trained Indian soldiers slipped across the de facto border and into Pakistani-controlled ...

September 30, 2016

Bulgarian lawmakers OK law banning women from wearing veils

Bulgaria's Parliament has approved a law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. The law was ...

September 30, 2016

Germany: Baby girl found in suitcase beside infant skeleton

A 22-year-old woman is under investigation for manslaughter after German police found a suitcase in her apartment with a ...

September 30, 2016

US consumer spending at weakest pace in 5 months

U.S. consumers scaled back their spending in August to its weakest pace in five months, reflecting a drop in spending on ...

Francois Hollande, Laurent Fabius, Christiana Figueres, Ban Ki-moon

September 30, 2016

EU nations approve ratification of climate change pact

The European Union's environment ministers on Friday approved the ratification of the landmark Paris climate change pact, ...

September 30, 2016

Museum planned in suburban New York to honor Navy SEALs

A new museum is being planned in suburban New York to honor Navy SEALs. Officials say the museum could open in 2018 at a ...

September 30, 2016

The Latest: Online donors help family of shooting victim

The Latest on a school shooting in South Carolina (all times local): 9:25 a.m. Online donors have given more than $80,000 to ...

September 30, 2016

The Latest: Clinton says Trump tweets are 'unhinged'

The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 11:15 a.m. Hillary Clinton is describing as "unhinged" a Donald ...