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SAN DIEGO (AP): Irene McCormack Jackson said she endured months of harassment from Mayor Bob Filner while serving as his communications director, and the turning point came at a staff meeting in June when another top aide confronted the mayor over his behaviour and quit.

Newsin briefN Korea halts rocket launch-pad workSEOUL, South Korea (AP): North Korea has stopped construction work at a site meant to launch bigger and better long-range rockets, a possible sign that Pyongyang is slowing or even halting development of...

WASHINGTON (AP): TThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on more than a dozen companies that market illegal treatments for diabetes, ranging from bogus dietary supplements to prescription drugs sold online, acquirable without a prescription.

Ten people were left with minor injuries after a plane's nose wheel collapsed when it landed at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Pope Francis returned Monday to the warm embrace of Latin America, landing in Brazil to begin his first international trip as pontiff.Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff waited on the tarmac for the pontiff to step down the stairs...

It is a historic moment for the British monarchy - the couple's first child will become third in line for the British throne, after Prince Charles and William, and should eventually become king.

The wife of Prince William, Kate, is now in the early stages of labor in a private wing of a central London hospital, palace officials said today.

Crowds chanted "Justice! Justice!" as they rallied in dozens of U.S. cities Saturday, urging authorities to change self-defense laws.

The US city of Detroit in Michigan has become the largest American city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least US$15 billion.

MIAMI (AP): Trayvon Martin's parents made appearances on network morning shows Thursday, saying they are still shocked that jurors acquitted George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting death of their 17-year-old son.

South Africans are being urged to match the former president and anti-apartheid leader's 67 years of public service with 67 minutes of charitable acts.

NEW YORK (AP): Bruce Springsteen dedicated his protest song American Skin (41 Shots) to teenager Trayvon Martin during a concert in Limerick, Ireland.