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REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) -- Every time 3-year-old Seif wears his new prosthetic legs, the toddler puts up a fight. He has already made peace with walking on his stumps, but there is no dodging his daily rehabilitation session at a prosthetic clinic in southern Turkey....
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -- "Into the Wild" author Jon Krakauer goes to the Montana Supreme Court Wednesday to demand the release of records that could explain whether the state's higher education commissioner reversed a decision to expel a University of Montana quarterback accused of rape....
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- On April 27, 2011, a series of tornadoes killed hundreds of people, injured thousands and reduced countless buildings to rubble across a swath of the U.S....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, buoyed by his clean sweep of Northeast primaries, is pushing forward with his charge that Democrat Hillary Clinton is "playing the woman card."...
PARIS (AP) -- Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, Europe's most wanted fugitive until his capture in Belgium last month, was transferred Wednesday to France so he can appear before investigating judges who will decide how to charge him, the French prosecutor's office said....
(Vatican Radio) The trial of five individuals accused of leaking confidential information continued Tuesday in Vatican City. Four of the five defendants were present, while the fifth was represented by his attorney.In a statement, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, said the day’s hearing was dedicated to witness testimony. The court heard from Dr Stefano Fralleoni, who at the time of the events in question served as the accountant (Ragioniere Generale) for the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See. Dr Fralleoni was questioned by the Judges, the Promoter of Justice, and by the advocates for the defendants.The next hearing is set for Thursday 28 April, when witness testimony will continue.
(Vatican Radio) The trial of five individuals accused of leaking confidential information continued Tuesday in Vatican City. Four of the five defendants were present, while the fifth was represented by his attorney.
In a statement, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, said the day’s hearing was dedicated to witness testimony. The court heard from Dr Stefano Fralleoni, who at the time of the events in question served as the accountant (Ragioniere Generale) for the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See. Dr Fralleoni was questioned by the Judges, the Promoter of Justice, and by the advocates for the defendants.
The next hearing is set for Thursday 28 April, when witness testimony will continue.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Geno Auriemma is feeling a lot better....
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The nation's midsection prepared for another day of foul weather Wednesday after a series of storms brought huge hail and high winds, but not as many tornadoes as had been feared....
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Tehran resident Sousan Heidari has stopped letting her headscarf slip casually down over her neck and shoulders while driving in the Iranian capital. These days, the 22-year-old with a taste for bold makeup makes sure to pull it tightly over her dark hair, fearful of running afoul of a newly established undercover division of the morality police....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On this, pretty much every economist agrees: The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged when it ends its latest policy meeting Wednesday. What's unclear is whether it will hint about the likelihood of a rate hike at its next meeting in June....
