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• Massachusetts teen convicted in rape, murder of high school math teacher
• Agency's last remnants of 9/11 being given away: 'It felt like I was opening a tomb'
• UN cracks open secrecy on selecting next secretary-general; female candidates also encouraged
• Historic central bank U-turns: From Fed in 1930s to European Central Bank just 4 years ago
• Apple has a secret laboratory in Taiwan where it's developing thinner and brighter iPhone displays, report says
• Saudi Arabia announces $8b in new investments and five-year oil assistance for Egypt
• Mexican police find at least 19 bodies in remote mountain canyon
• Strangled by low oil prices, Mexico government slow on payments to contractors
• DC officials release body camera video related to death of man handcuffed by security guards
• DC officials release body camera video related to death of man handcuffed by security guards
• Man charged with crashing into jail, nearly hitting deputy; wanted to visit friends inside
• Libyan factions to sign UN-sponsored deal, while 2nd negotiation seeks separate agreement
• America's new high-tech aircraft carriers are more important than ever, experts say
• Coal industry treated like 'slave traders' by world leaders, says Euracoal boss
• University campus in Indianapolis on alert amid reports of armed man running toward campus
• EU gets provisional deal on data protection laws after years of political wrangling
• VW European sales growth falls to a near-halt in November following emissions scandal
• Hey, America, stop comparing Donald Trump to Hitler
• Russia's security agency follows Russians who joined IS, investigates its suspected sponsors
• Nintendo files touchscreen gamepad patent
• What I'm going to do instead of freaking out over a terror attack
• As bad debts pile up, Greece to change loan rules in new austerity bill
• French foreign minister tells countries to expect pressure to stick to climate pledges
• US Justice Department says it will work with Milwaukee police on reform plan
• Dozens killed in airstrikes on fuel market in northern Syria
• NASA releases stunning phytoplankton photo
• Google prepping split-screen view for android tablets
• The Latest: US Justice Department to announce plan to reform Milwaukee Police Department
• Organizers cancel Native Hawaiian election due to lawsuit, will send candidates to convention
• Israeli Education minister Naftali Bennett ousts dovish military veterans' group from schools
• 2 arrested in January Paris attacks, suspected of helping procure weapons
• Residents in C.African Republic north town make it to polls, undeterred by previous violence
• Michigan judge accused of unethical conduct for locking up siblings who wouldn't eat with dad
• Russian capsule blasts off for International Space Station
• Castaway who survived 15 months at sea sued for $1M for eating crewmate
• Ari Fleischer: Donald Trump, Barack Obama and a second wave terror threat
• Taiwanese politician jumps through ring of fire in desperate bid for votes
• African Union: Crisis in Burundi is of great concern after fighting that left 87 dead
• Spotify lets you find your 'Star Wars' music match
• Russian cruise missile goes astray, hits village in northwest Russia; fire reported
• Saudi Arabia announces formation of 34-nation 'Islamic military alliance' to fight terrorism
• Vatican praised for efforts to combat money-laundering but urged to now prosecute
• How to cure America's pain crisis without risking addiction
• Dear Kim Kardashian, read this before you eat your placenta -- again
• These scientists can't stop quoting Bob Dylan
• Burkina Faso high court releases final election results, confirms Kabore won presidency
• UNESCO, Interpol, world museums warn of extremist threats to Libya's cultural treasures
• Archaeologists unearth what the San Francisco quake buried
• Ex-Ohio death row inmate sentenced to life without parole after declining to seek lesser term
• Boy born with partial skull meets Santa, celebrates other childhood milestones
• Citizen scientists name planet in global contest
• Iron Lady is auction gold: Thatcher possessions fetch high prices in London
• Ground control to Major Tim: Astronaut Peake piques British interest in space travel
• Paris to save notes and drawing paying tribute to the victims after the attacks
• A Christmas question: Are the Gospels more reliable than scholars once thought?
• Gretchen's Take: Ted Cruz's stunning feat
• These 6 clues can help reveal a liar
• How does American Airlines' new premium economy stack up to the competition?
• Women claim infomercial product made their hair fall out
• Grieving family members meet recipients of daughter's donated organs
• The Latest: EU agency reports sharp drop in migrants reaching Greece
• NIH-funded trials dip, industry trials on the rise
• AP Interview: US General says IS trying to establish regional base in eastern Afghanistan
• Mexican state votes to ban surrogacy for male gays, foreigners
• Lawyer: Operator tied to Boston runaway train missed hearing on doctor's orders due to stress
• Mali hotel attacked by jihadists reopens its doors in ceremony led by president
• EU unveils border guard scheme as European nations fret about national sovereignty
• UN judges order retrial of 2 senior Serbs acquitted of involvement in Balkan war crimes
• Report: Turkey detains IS militant suspected of planning suicide attack against US Consulate
• British extremist sentenced for terrorism-related charges after returning from Syria
• French court clears Le Pen of charges after she compared Muslim street prayer to occupation
• Polish geology experts: No signs of a train found at site allegedly hiding Nazi gold train
• Denmark charges man for joining the Islamic State group in 2013.
• Case of meningococcal disease found at Indiana elementary school
• Portugal's new govt starts reversing austerity measures, reduces surtax for most families
• Activists accuse Nigerian military of killing hundreds of Shiites
• Young burn victim surprised with Disney World trip
• Paris climate deal: Nothing but hot air
• Florida boy born with severe brain malformation defies odds to celebrate first birthday
• Russian court sentences Ukrainian man to 11 years in prison on spying charges
• China's anonymous plainclothes officers intimidate, give government plausible deniability
• Carter trip to Turkey, region will explore new ways to advance fight against Islamic State
• Tuna, turtles and shipwrecks among the highlights of diving in the remote Marshall Islands
• 2 children found dead in Northern California storage unit, another child hospitalized
• Israeli police arrest Palestinian laborer who assaulted 2 at Israeli construction sites
• 'We will cut lawmakers' heads off': Romanian shepherds protest law that limits sheepdogs
• Prominent German Islamic extremist Sven Lau arrested on suspicion of supporting terror group
• Poland's former leaders criticize new government amid constitutional row
• Office of UN rights chief: Burundi steps closer to civil war, tensions at the 'bursting point'
• Humane Society says 13 puppies found dead in creek in northwest Ohio
• Israeli university presidents urge American academic group to drop boycott plans
• Merkel critic sends conciliatory signals, stresses importance of cutting German refugee influx
• Boy, 4, rescued by store employee after spending 2 days with mom's body in Buffalo apartment
• Avoid Online Scams While Holiday Shopping
• Does matcha beat green tea in health benefits?
• Do you need to rotate your shampoo brand?
• Maltese hospital manager becomes 3rd Maltese citizen abducted in Libya in 18 months
• Troubled Portuguese bank halts steep share slide after chairman's assurances
• South Africa's ex-transport minister, now a top diplomat to Australia, in court on corruption
• Saudi Arabia announces anti-terror alliance of Islamic nations
• Scientists study whether hyperthermia treatment makes chemo more effective
• Pope calls for Holy Year amnesty for prisoners in his annual peace message
• French bird flu poses no risk to humans, says agriculture minister
• Brief periods of standing, walking tied to better blood sugar
• Human brains aren't distinctly male or female, study says
• Acetaminophen may do no good for flu
• Presidents and elected leaders have shorter lifespan than runners-up, study says
• France fines FedEx, DHL and others a total of $740 million for colluding on prices
• New report finds 20 percent of American kids face higher rate of heart disease
• Ukrainian presidential spokesman: clash of minister, Saakashvili shames the country
• UN chief is inviting world leaders to sign landmark climate agreement on April 22 in New York
• German investor optimism rises on confidence country can cope with migrants, other challenges
• In Sweden, man gets 18 years in jail for murder attempt of outspoken critic of Uzbek regime
• Spain: 2 upstart parties set to rock Spain's political boat, end decades-old 2-party system
• 5 trendy and nutritious foods for 2016
• Typhoon Melor leaves 1 dead, cuts power in wide areas as it crosses central Philippines
• Brazilian TAM passenger jet returns to Madrid after bomb threat, no bomb found
• 10 ways you're using condoms wrong
• Terror taxes: ISIS turns to religious tithes, confiscation to keep its economy going
• Kerry helping lead ministers' conference to endorse UN-brokered national unity plan for Libya
• New Zealand picks new flag design that will challenge current flag in March vote
• San Bernardino shooter reportedly sent Facebook message supporting jihad in 2012
• AP Interview: Fukushima decommission chief says plan has no 'textbook,' promises can't be made
• Typhoon leaves 1 dead, but weakens as it crosses central Philippines
• NBA referee Bill Kennedy comes out as gay after player uses slur against him
• Exceptional deep-sea find: ship that once held ancient condiment
• Argentine president eliminates export taxes on corn, wheat and meat products
• Australian gov't says budget deficit to weaken with iron ore price in doldrums
• Thailand's king seen in rare TV appearance amid concerns about his ailing health
• Crews clean shipping container debris that washes ashore at San Francisco beach
• California driver dodges death when large metal beam pierces windshield of his SUV
• Worried that a child or a slave peeled your shrimp? Things to know before hitting the checkout
• Small, medium-sized counties, not big cities, driving overall boom in US jail population
• Man charged with slaying of girl whose body was found in a suitcase far from mother's remains
• Japan's top court to rule on challenge to law that requires 1 surname for married couples
• Sacked: Former high school football coach pleads guilty in player attack on official
• 2 UN officials say they're sickened over hatred by public officials and others against Muslims
• New climate pact gives businesses certainty over climate change requirements