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WASHINGTON – She may have just 15 students in her Maryland kindergarten class, but the students Kimberly Oliver teaches represent nearly every continent on the globe. She has Vietnamese, Latino, African, African-American and Haitian students. All but one speaks another language. Their school, Broad Acres Elementary in Silver Spring, is …

LEOLA, Pa. – Six family members who were beaten to death over the weekend were attacked with so much force that each died almost instantly, a county coroner said Friday. Jesse Dee Wise, the grandson of the oldest victim, admitted killing his relatives and dumping their bodies in the basement …

WASHINGTON – College graduates are flocking to America’s big cities, chasing jobs and culture and driving up home prices. Though many of the largest cities have lost population in the past three decades, nearly all have added college graduates, an analysis by The Associated Press found. Raleigh, N.C. — part …

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday he would not engage in “fantasy land” speculation about a possible U.S. attack on Iran, though he said the Bush administration is concerned about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Rumsfeld declined to comment on Iran‘s claim that it has successfully enriched uranium …

DURHAM, N.C. – Defense lawyers representing some members of the Duke University’s men’s lacrosse team at the center of a rape allegation on Friday decried police attempts to interview players in their dorm rooms. Meanwhile, a recording of a conversation with one of the first police officers to see the …

WASHINGTON – Senate Republican critics of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld are deferring to President Bush’s support for the Pentagon chief, mindful that his fate is out of their hands. But in the aftermath of calls by several retired generals for Rumsfeld’s ouster, those GOP lawmakers remain uncomfortable with him. …

OTTAWA – Canada’s new conservative prime minister said Monday that Ottawa does not intend to reintroduce legislation to legalize small amounts of marijuana. Speaking to the Canadian Professional Police Association about his crime policies, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the legislation drawn up by the previous Liberal government would not …

PORTLAND, Maine – A new set of bald eagle triplets whose nest is perched 70 feet up a white pine in coastal Hancock County is attracting plenty of admirers on the Internet. A live Web cam is providing viewers with glimpses of the fuzzy little chicks as they stick their …

DURHAM, N.C. – Time-stamped photographs will show an exotic dancer was already injured and “very impaired” when she arrived at a party where she claims she was raped by members of Duke University‘s men’s lacrosse team, an attorney for one of the players said Sunday. Durham attorney Bill Thomas said …

MEXICO CITY – Mexican police had two accused serial killers in custody Thursday — a female ex-wrestler suspected in the deaths of at least 10 elderly women, and a former soldier accused of torturing and killing at least four gay men. The news was shocking to a city that, although …