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NEW YORK, MINEOLA (AP): Nearly 600 retirees of a major New York commuter railroad are losing their disability benefits in the wake of a widespread scandal that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars and seen at least one physician sent to prison, a federal official said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP):At airports across the United States, passengers are trying to walk through security with loaded guns in their carry-on bags, purses or pockets, even in a boot.

The 48-year-old singer, real name David Emmanuel, died from a single stab wound to the heart while police executed a search warrant at his Surrey home on March 15, 2011.

It involves the bodies of three of the ex-president's children, who were allegedly moved from a family graveyard about two years ago by Mandla Mandela.

TANZANIADAR ES SALAAM, (AP):PresidentBarack Obama says the deaths of 19 firefighters who died battling an Arizona wildfire are a heartbreaking reminder that emergency personnel put their lives on the line every day while rushing towards danger.Obama,...

Putin says "If he wants to stay here, there is one condition: He must stop his activities aimed at inflicting damage on our American partners, no matter how strange it may sound coming from my lips."

France and Germany are urging the United States to be honest in their response to claims that American intelligence services have been spying on key EU offices.

The Obama administration faced a breakdown in confidence Sunday from key foreign allies who threatened investigations and sanctions against the U.S.

President Barack Obama on Sunday will announce a new initiative to double access to electric power in sub-Saharan Africa, part of his effort to build on the legacy of equality and opportunity.

Obama said earlier he did not expect to see former President Nelson Mandela, who is critically ill in hospital.

Today Trayvon Martin's friend, 19-year-old Rachel Jeantel, stood firm in her testimony about the night Zimmerman shot the unarmed black 17-year-old ...

Former South African leader Nelson Mandela's granddaughter says he is in a stable condition, though he remains critical.