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SYDNEY, Australia – Australian leaders and survivors of the 2002 Bali bombings expressed outrage and disappointment Wednesday at the release from prison of an Islamic cleric linked to the attacks, Abu Bakar Bashir. The government said it feared he would resume radical preaching. Bashir, the alleged spiritual leader of the …

ATLANTA – The body of Coretta Scott King arrived in her hometown early Wednesday and was escorted through the darkened streets to a funeral home in the southwest part of the city. Four police cars escorted the hearse to the Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, located on a street named …

WASHINGTON – Consumers, lured to the malls by unusually warm weather in January and eager to spend their Christmas gift cards, boosted retail sales outside of autos by the largest amount in more than six years, the government reported Tuesday. The Commerce Department said retail sales excluding autos were up …