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Turkey, Syria trade fire; border tensions mount

Turkey, Syria trade fire; border tensions mount
By MEHMET GUZEL and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) - Turkey and Syria fired artillery and mortars across their volatile border for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, in one of the most serious and prolonged flare-ups of violence along the frontier. The exchange of fire stoked

Evidence questioned in Missouri child rape case

Evidence questioned in Missouri child rape case
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIERAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - The crime was brutal: a 7-year-old girl choked, raped and forced to smoke drugs before she was left for dead in a fire set by her attacker. Somehow, she survived. Firefighters founder her at dawn, stumbling through the street and

Mother mourns 'grim milestone' in longest US war

Mother mourns 'grim milestone' in longest US war
By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer Lisa Freeman was cradling her 6-day-old grandson in her left arm and watching the news on her iPad while her daughter and son-in-law caught some much-needed sleep. The retired teacher was taking notes with her free hand when she heard the news: The nation had

1 dead, 11 arrested in anti-terror sweep in France

1 dead, 11 arrested in anti-terror sweep in France
By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - Police carried out raids across France on Saturday after DNA on a grenade that exploded last month at a kosher grocery store led them to a suspected jihadist cell of young Frenchmen recently converted to Islam. The man whose DNA was identified, named

US: Haqqani tie to Afghan insider attacks possible

US: Haqqani tie to Afghan insider attacks possible
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the "insider" attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or wounded more than 130

Close race for Montana senator amid Obama drag

Close race for Montana senator amid Obama drag
By MATT GOURASAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is hanging on in a brutal re-election battle in Montana despite a drag from President Barack Obama, who is poised to lose big in this sparsely populated, libertarian-minded state. His opponent, Republican Rep. Denny

Panetta unsure of al-Qaida link to 2 Tunisians

Panetta unsure of al-Qaida link to 2 Tunisians
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. has been looking into the arrests of two Tunisian men being detained in Turkey reportedly in connection with attacks on a consulate in Libya last month. And he says he's unsure of any links between al-Qaida and

Court Advocates: Helping Crime Victims Endure The Process And Find Their Voice

Court Advocates: Helping Crime Victims Endure The Process And Find Their Voice
SPOKANE, Wash – It's one of the hardest things a person can experience: losing a loved one to murder or being the victim of a violent crime.  What happens in those few moments a crime is being committed can change lives forever.  That's where victim/witness advocates come in

Court Advocates: Helping Crime Victims Endure The Process And Find Their Voice

Court Advocates: Helping Crime Victims Endure The Process And Find Their Voice
SPOKANE, Wash – It's one of the hardest things a person can experience: losing a loved one to murder or being the victim of a violent crime.  What happens in those few moments a crime is being committed can change lives forever.  That's where victim/witness advocates come in

Court Advocates: Helping Crime Victims Endure The Process And Find Their Voice

Court Advocates: Helping Crime Victims Endure The Process And Find Their Voice
SPOKANE, Wash – It's one of the hardest things a person can experience: losing a loved one to murder or being the victim of a violent crime.  What happens in those few moments a crime is being committed can change lives forever.  That's where victim/witness advocates come in