Marine base shooting victim was goofy, churchgoing
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A Marine who was shot to death at a Virginia base was described as a warm-hearted country boy from the South who grew up in the Pentecostal church and even preached a few times.
Kerry arrives in Afghanistan on unannounced visit
Written by MATTHEW LEE,Associated Press
KABUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has flown into Afghanistan on an unannounced visit to see President Hamid Karzai amid concerns the Afghan president may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with anti-American rhetoric.
EU finance ministers approve Cyprus bailout deal
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' Parliament president says a deal reached for his country to raise billions in order to qualify for an international bailout is a "painful one" for the island nation's people and a defeat for European solidarity.
Man killed in Texas called suspect in Colo slaying
Written by DAN ELLIOTT,Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Colorado investigators on Saturday said for the first time that a former prison inmate who was killed in a gunfight with Texas authorities is a suspect in the death of Colorado's state prison system chief.
UK police: Russian tycoon Berezovsky found dead
Written by CASSANDRA VINOGRAD,Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled and outspoken Russian tycoon who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in southeast England on Saturday. He was 67.
Actor Jack Nicholson sells Colorado residence
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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — More than three decades after actor Jack Nicholson and a friend bought a historic Victorian home in a Colorado ski town, reportedly so they could get better TV reception, the two have sold the residence for $11 million.
Police arrest 2 teens in Ga. baby killing
Written by RUSS BYNUM,Associated Press
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — In five years, Sherry West has lost two sons to unspeakable violence.
Senators close in on immigration deal
Written by ERICA WERNER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-minute dispute over wages for lower-skilled workers flared Friday as senators scrambled to sketch out a deal on a sweeping immigration bill before Congress takes a two-week recess.