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Published on June 30, 2014 - Page 2
Hiker, rescuer die at falls PILCHUCK FALLS, Wash. (AP) — A search and rescue worker died over the weekend trying to save another man who fell 100...
Published on June 29, 2014 - Page 2
1767: Britain approved the Townshend Revenue Act, which imposed import duties on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea shipped to the American...
Published on June 29, 2014 - Page 2
Buildings collapse in India NEW DELHI (AP) — A dilapidated building and another under construction collapsed in India on Saturday, killing at least...
Published on June 29, 2014 - Page 8
LONDON (AP) — Before the fast, let there be a shopping feast. From Harrods in Knightsbridge to the glittering diamond stores in Mayfair, London has...
Published on June 28, 2014 - Page 2
Woman: Fast food had weed FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A woman says she was served a bag of marijuana with her fast-food order at a Sonic drive-in. Carla...
Published on June 27, 2014 - Page 1
GENEVA — There’s a strong chance an El Nino weather event will reappear before the end of the year and shake up climate patterns worldwide, the U.N....
Published on June 27, 2014 - Page 2
Federal court: Gays can marry DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled for the first time that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry,...
Published on June 27, 2014 - Page 2
‘It is no simple matter to pause in the midst of one’s maturity, when life is full of function, to examine what are the principles which control that...
Published on June 26, 2014 - Page 2
1870: The first section of Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Boardwalk was opened to the public. 1974: The supermarket price scanner made its debut in...
Published on June 26, 2014 - Page 2
Russia: No troops in Ukraine MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Wednesday renounced the right to send troops into Ukraine and voiced support for a peace...
Published on June 25, 2014 - Page 2
Extremists kidnap 91 more MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Extremists have abducted 91 more people, including toddlers as young as 3, in Nigeria, witnesses...
Published on June 25, 2014 - Page 9
NATAL, Brazil — Biting opponents, racist comments — all that looked to be behind Luis Suarez, as soccer’s bad boy was maturing into a star for his...
Published on June 24, 2014 - Page 2
Prison for Boston-bomb fraud BOSTON (AP) — Two brothers convicted of filing a false $2 million claim to the Boston Marathon victims’ compensation...
Published on June 23, 2014 - Page 2
1812: Britain, unaware that America had declared war against it five days earlier, rescinded its policy on neutral shipping, a major issue of...
Published on June 23, 2014 - Page 2
GI dies in training exercise FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) — A soldier has died during a training exercise in Southern California. The U.S. Army reported...
Published on June 22, 2014 - Page 2
1937: Joe Louis began his reign as world heavyweight boxing champion by knocking out Jim Braddock in the eighth round of their fight in Chicago....
Published on June 22, 2014 - Page 2
South Korean soldier attacks SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean soldier killed five comrades Saturday night and wounded another five at the...
Published on June 21, 2014 - Page 2
Pope condemns legal drugs VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis condemned the legalization of recreational drugs as a flawed and failed experiment as he...
Published on June 21, 2014 - Page 12
TERESOPOLIS, Brazil — Go ahead, FIFA, stop the music if you want. Fans will keep singing anyway. FIFA limits anthems to 90 seconds so they can get...
Published on June 20, 2014 - Page 2
Meth-for-sex sheriff sentenced DENVER (AP) — A former sheriff once regarded as a hero has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for repeatedly...
Published on June 20, 2014 - Page 2
‘Aman’s errors are his portals of discovery.’ James Joyce (1882-1941) Irish poet
Published on June 19, 2014 - Page 2
1865: Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining...
Published on June 19, 2014 - Page 2
Dog-eating festival moved BEIJING (AP) — Residents in a southern Chinese city that has come under fire for an annual summer solstice festival in...
Published on June 18, 2014 - Page 2
Blast rocks World Cup fans DAMATURU, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated a tricycle taxi packed with explosives at an outdoor World Cup...
Published on June 17, 2014 - Page 2
U.S. sending troops to Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is urgently deploying several hundred armed troops in and around Iraq and considering sending...
Published on June 17, 2014 - Page 6
Military instructor butchers dog in class
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Animal rights activists are de- manding a Bolivian military college fire an...
Published on June 16, 2014 - Page 2
1858: Accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring...
Published on June 16, 2014 - Page 2
KFC donates to scarred girl JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — KFC Corp. says it’s investigating allegations that a restaurant employee here asked a 3-year-old...
Published on June 16, 2014 - Page 9
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, on Tuesday weighed into an abortion debate that is roiling emotions in the largely...
Published on June 15, 2014 - Page 2
1864: Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground which became Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia....