FACT CHECK: Rand Paul backtracks on vaccines, college
By CHARLES BABINGTON As Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky eyes a presidential race, he’s likely to face questions about several contested or disproven statements he has made on various…
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Denmark on edge as 2nd shooting within hours rocks capital
By JAN M. OLSEN and KARL RITTER Police say one of three people shot outside a synagogue in Copenhagen has died in the second of two shootings within hours that…
Shootout at Copenhagen cafe free speech event
By JAN M. OLSEN Shots were fired Saturday at a cafe in Copenhagen that was hosting a freedom of speech event organized by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has faced…
Mexico condemns deadly police shooting in Washington state
Officers killed a man accused of hurling rocks in the fourth fatal police shooting since last summer, a death that is shaking this agricultural city of 68,000 in southeastern Washington…
Wisconsin Gov. Walker refuses to answer evolution question
By SCOTT BAUER Likely 2016 presidential candidate Scott Walker refused to say Wednesday whether he believes in the theory of evolution, dodging that question and several others about foreign policy…
Bush set to release e-book, emails ahead of likely ’16 bid
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Stepping closer to a White House bid, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is ready to release thousands of emails and the first chapter of…
New allegations renew old questions about Saudi Arabia, 9-11
By KEN DILANIAN For years, some current and former American officials have been urging President Barack Obama to release secret files they say document links between the government of Saudi…
In unison, Muslim clerics lash out against Islamic State
By VIVIAN SALAMA The immolation of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group has brought a unified outcry Friday from top religious clerics across the Muslim world — including…