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9 killed; up to 50 injured in school bus crash

ORLAND, California — Nine people were killed Thursday in a three-vehicle crash involving a bus carrying high school students on a visit to a college. The...

Australia’s PM Abbott confident signals are coming from MH370 black box

    PERTH, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said on Friday authorities are confident that a series of underwater signals detected in a remote patch of...

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Painful skin condition made Flaherty’s health a public matter

  TORONTO – Former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty didn’t like talking about his health, saying he considered it a private matter. However, after facing a...

Malaysian officials say abductor wants $11.3M for Chinese hostage

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Gunmen have demanded a ransom of 500 million pesos ($11.3 million) for the release of a Chinese tourist abducted last...

FAA clears PH to add more western flights

  MANILA, Philippines — American aviation authorities cleared Philippine airlines to increase flights to the United States after safety standards improved and the European Union opened...

Putin says Ukraine’s debt is threatening gas supply in Europe

  MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin warned European leaders Thursday that unless they help Ukraine settle its enormous gas debt to Russia, their own supplies of Russian...

Congress to be briefed on review of Boston bombing

  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is briefing Congress on Thursday on a yearlong review of the intelligence community’s handling of last year’s deadly Boston Marathon...