Nation/World
UN: 32 children, 60 adults killed in Syria attack
The head of the U.N. observer team in Syria says at least 32 children under 10 years of age and more than 60 adults were killed in fighting in the center of the country Friday.
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NATION/WORLD
Egypt's 3rd runner-up calls for vote recount
The third runner-up in Egypt's presidential race called Saturday for a partial vote recount, citing violations, his spokesman said.
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NATION/WORLD
Gunman kills 2, wounds 7 in Finland, then arrested
An 18-year-old gunman killed two people and wounded seven early Saturday in a random shooting in a southern Finnish town, police said.
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NATION/WORLD
Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal
The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance.
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NATION/WORLD
UN observers heading to site of Syria attack
A spokesman for the United Nations' envoy to Syria says international monitors are heading to a region where activists say at least 50 people were killed by government troops.
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NATION
Mich. wildfire in grows to more than 21,000 acres
A wildfire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula grew by 17 percent to more than 21,000 acres Saturday as officials warned of tough conditions and welcomed help from water-dumping aircraft from the Michigan National Guard.
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NATION
Break in Patz brings hope, tears to other families
After 33 years, someone has confessed to killing 6-year-old Etan Patz. And people immediately start speaking of "closure."
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NATION/WORLD
Rainy Memorial Day forecast for southeast coast
A cluster of thunderstorms stalled off the U.S. coast on Saturday is expected to make for a sloppy, rainy Memorial Day on beaches and in tourist towns from Florida to South Carolina.
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WORLD
Hardline Islamists seed terror in Tunisian town
Hundreds of hardline Islamists terrorized a Tunisian town on Saturday, attacking a police station and stores selling alcohol.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Biden says end to wars gives US new flexibility
Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year commencement address to jubilant graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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NATION
Coroner: Gunman in Indiana standoff from Texas
A Texas man who took hostages in a northwestern Indiana realty office and held police at bay for several hours suffered three gunshot wounds before dying, likely from two different weapons, a coroner said Saturday.








