Afghanistan faces tough battle as Haqqanis unify the Taliban
By KATHY GANNON A shadowy, Pakistan-based militant faction is on the rise within the Taliban after its leader was appointed deputy and played a key role in unifying the fractured…
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Police: Shooting spree turned random after first attack
By BEN NUCKOLS The shooting spree began with a domestic slaying in an unusually public place. According to police, Eulalio Tordil, a federal security officer, shot and killed his estranged…
Behind closed doors, North Korea opens ruling party congress
By ERIC TALMADGE North Korea opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980 behind closed doors Friday, in an anticlimactic start to what officials have portrayed as…
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi makes first official trip, to Laos
Myanmar (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader and foreign minister, visited neighboring Laos on Friday in her first official trip abroad. Myanmar and Laotian state media…
Trump says he was surprised by Paul Ryan’s rebuff
By STEVE PEOPLES and ERICA WERNER Donald Trump said Friday he was surprised by House Speaker Paul Ryan’s rebuff of him as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. “He talks about…
Highlights from Shameless KC presents Twista in Concert
The CMG street team was able to catch some highlights from the Twista concert at the Riot Room on May 3rd put on by Shameless KC. Shameless KC is one…
Chadwick Boseman continues superhero streak as Black Panther
By SANDY COHEN Chadwick Boseman joins the Marvel universe as Black Panther in “Captain America: Civil War,” but this isn’t his first time playing a superhero. His breakthrough role was…
North Korea readies for its biggest political show in years
By ERIC TALMADGE Its capital has been duly spruced up, the masses prepped for their rallies and leader Kim Jong Un appears to be set to take center stage Friday…