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Jurors failed to break a deadlock. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Judge declares mistrial in Bill Cosby sexual assault case

The Associated Press · June 17, 2017 2:37 pm

The Russian military claims it killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, in an airstrike in late May, but the U.S. has not been able to confirm the claim. (AP photo)

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Russia claims it has killed Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi, but US military can’t confirm

The Associated Press · June 16, 2017 9:49 am

A U.S. official told the Associated Press that an official announcement will happen as early as next week. (iStock)

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Pentagon to send nearly 4,000 additional US forces to Afghanistan

The Associated Press · June 16, 2017 1:46 am

British Prime Minister appears to have lost her gamble to increase her Conservative Party's parliamentary majority, and it may imperil her leadership. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s election gamble appears to backfire

The Associated Press · June 9, 2017 3:39 am

Gov. Chris Christie, with his wife Mary Pat Christie, after the two cast their votes at the Brookside Emergency Services Building during the primary election on Tuesday in Mendham, N.J. Christie, neutral during the race, said he voted for longtime ally Kim Guadagno and would campaign for her, but his unpopularity makes it unclear whether that would help. (Bob Karp/The Daily Record via AP)

Ex-Goldman Sachs executive, top deputy to Gov. Chris Christie win primaries in New Jersey

The Associated Press · June 7, 2017 2:34 am

Police forensic officers on London Bridge on Sunday, following the previous night's terrorist incident. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

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Islamic State claims responsibility for London attack

The Associated Press · June 5, 2017 12:24 am

Security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack where German Embassy is located in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. A massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, causing casualties and sending a huge plume of smoke over the Afghan capital. (AP photo)

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Bombing in diplomatic area of Kabul, Afghanistan, kills 80

The Associated Press · May 31, 2017 9:29 am

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the country's south under martial rule for 60 days. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Duterte declares martial rule in south Philippines amid deadly clashes

The Associated Press · May 23, 2017 10:50 pm

"Texas has now banned sanctuary cities in the Lone Star State," said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs ban on so-called ‘sanctuary cities’

The Associated Press · May 8, 2017 12:41 am

Soldiers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

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The Louvre museum in Paris reopened after Election Day scare

The Associated Press · May 7, 2017 1:05 pm

At least 62 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram extremists in northern Nigeria have been released into military custody, authorities said late Saturday. (AP Photo/File)

Nigerian official: 83 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls have been released

The Associated Press · May 6, 2017 9:59 pm

In this March, 2017, photo supplied by Sandia National Laboratories, an F-16C from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada releases a mock nuclear weapon for a test at Tonopah Test Range near Tonopah, Nev. (James Galli/Sandia National Laboratories via AP)

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US testing upgraded nuke bomb

The Associated Press · April 16, 2017 2:31 am