By MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press Yemen’s Houthi rebels have blocked half of the United Nations’ aid delivery programs in the war-torn country — a strong-arm tactic to force the agency to give them g…
Symbolic Aleppo flight comes as civilians suffer in Syria
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UN: Thousands fleeing Syrian offensive, kids dying in cold
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Plaintiffs’ attorneys take aim at Boy Scouts’ `dark history’
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Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon’s top policy official who had certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corrupti…
Lawyer: Assange was offered US pardon if he cleared Russia
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University of Michigan investigates doctor sex abuse claims
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Berhalter made almost as much as Ellis in his 1st few months
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Fans seek John Glenn statue to mark milestones at Statehouse
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Ohio governments working to craft unusual opioid bargain
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