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'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU

KUMROVEC, Croatia - Croatia may be on the doorstep of the European Union, but in this tiny village another group of nations was getting all the glory. | FULL STORY

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

BEIRUT - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists said.

Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan.

Improving economy alters political landscape

WASHINGTON - Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch and robs Republicans of a central argument against Democrats.

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict, breaking a week of silence over reports of a video purportedly showing him using the drug.

Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

MIAMI - David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air.

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge.

Penguins rip Ottawa 6-2, move to conference finals

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins expected desperation.

Soldier's slaying prompts UK security review

LONDON - Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing.

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge.

Bayern faces Dortmund in Champions League final

LONDON - Bayern Munich is trying to downplay being the favorite.

Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

NEW YORK - Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.

18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. - Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't

WASHINGTON - No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday.

After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil

The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.