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Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

BEIRUT - Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the strategic, opposition-held town. | FULL STORY

Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

SHAWNEE, Okla. - Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.

Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq

BAGHDAD - A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.

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Measles surges in UK years after flawed research

LONDON - More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism.

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

NEW YORK - The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said.

Wave of attacks kills at least 79 in Iraq

BAGHDAD - A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.

Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

SHAWNEE, Okla. - When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled.

Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare

LONDON - More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism.

Wave of attacks kills at least 70 in Iraq

BAGHDAD - A wave of car bombs and shootings killed at least 70 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.

Baghdad car bomb kills 13, raises death toll to 70

BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials say a car bomb in another Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad has killed 13 people.

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

BEIRUT - Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported.

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.

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Many Republicans would like to deny the president a victory in immigration reform, which is being considered by the Senate today.

Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq

BAGHDAD - A string of car bombs and shootings killed at least 57 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.