Community wants federal investigation into black man’s death
By MIKE KUNZELMAN Black members of the community where a 37-year-old man was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge police officer on Wednesday called for a federal investigation into…
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41 dead in Istanbul airport attack; Turkish govt blames IS
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY, SUZAN FRASER and DOMINIQUE SOGUEL Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded hundreds at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, apparently targeting Turkey’s crucial…
Body of boy snatched by gator found in Disney lagoon
By JAY REEVES and TERRANCE HARRIS The body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was snatched off a Walt Disney World beach by an alligator and dragged underwater was recovered…
Wal-Mart steps up online efforts in China as a key to future
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and PAUL WISEMAN Wal-Mart’s tiny warehouse in eastern Shanghai doesn’t look like much. But it’s a key part of the company’s strategy to win over grocery customers…
First US cruise in decades arrives in Havana
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that…
Obama administration punches new holes in embargo on Cuba
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, turning a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba into…
6 killed in Michigan parking lot shootings; suspect arrested
By JEFF KAROUB A gunman who authorities believe chose victims at random shot people in the parking lots of a western Michigan apartment complex, car dealership and restaurant, killing at…
US fight over gunman’s locked iPhone could have big impact
By ERIC TUCKER and TAMI ABDOLLAH A U.S. magistrate’s order for Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an iPhone used by the gunman in the mass shooting in…