South Carolina still on edge from floods; 2 die in truck
By ADAM BEAM and MEG KINNARD It could take until the weekend for the threat of flooding to ease in storm-tattered South Carolina, where a senator warned of a potential…
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Texas police chief fires officer who killed college student
By EMILY SCHMALL An unarmed college football player tried to smash through a locked glass door in a North Texas car dealership showroom to escape an officer in training but…
Chinese TV host to be punished for insulting Mao in private
Chinese authorities ordered a state broadcaster to punish a popular TV celebrity for insulting Communist Party founder Mao Zedong at a private dinner, state media reported. Bi Fujian was a…
Univ. of Oklahoma severs ties with frat after racist chant
By SEAN MURPHY NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The president of the University of Oklahoma severed the school’s ties with a national fraternity on Monday and ordered that its on-campus house be…
Nigeria postpones elections to March 28, cites uprising
By MICHELLE FAUL Nigeria’s electoral commission says it is postponing presidential and legislative elections until March 28 because security forces fighting an Islamic uprising cannot voters’ safety around the country.…
Former GOP nominee Romney will not run for president in ’16
By STEVE PEOPLES Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will not run for president in 2016. Three weeks after unexpectedly saying he was considering a third campaign for the White…
IS-linked militants say countdown for Japan’s hostages began
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and ELAINE KURTENBACHMilitants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the “countdown has begun” for the group to kill a pair of…
New Saudi king moves fast to name second-in-line to throne
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI Saudi Arabia’s new king moved swiftly Friday to name the country’s interior minister as deputy crown prince, making him the second-in-line to the throne, as he promised…