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Woman caught shoplifting said she was studying kleptomania

Tuesday, 13 June 2017, 06:17 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A Wyoming college student who told officers she was working on a term paper on kleptomania after she was caught shoplifting faces three felony charges. The Gillette News Record reports...

Former President George H.W. Bush celebrating 93rd birthday

Monday, 12 June 2017, 14:54 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Former President George H.W. Bush is celebrating his 93rd birthday with family on the Maine coast. Bush was planning a low-key celebration Monday with his wife, Barbara Bush, and other family...

Populists' surge in Italy stops in voting for Italy's mayors

Monday, 12 June 2017, 12:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Nearly complete Italian mayoral election results confirm that voters have rejected populist candidates. With most ballots counted from elections a day earlier in a thousand small cities and...

Italy exit polls: Populists trailing in main mayors' races

Monday, 12 June 2017, 06:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

First exit polls indicate candidates from a populist movement did poorly in the main Italian mayoral races, with the leading candidates coming from both the traditional center-right and center-left...

Tottering Theresa May names new UK Cabinet as critics circle

Sunday, 11 June 2017, 18:48 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed ministers to her shaky government Sunday, as some Conservative colleagues rallied to support her — and others said her days were numbered...

From assassination attempts to character assassination

Sunday, 11 June 2017, 14:58 Last update: about 10 years ago David Lindsay

Mahdi al-Harati, who played a leading role in the toppling of former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, has strongly refuted accusations by the governments of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the UAE...

Gaddafi's son released after more than 5 years of detention

Sunday, 11 June 2017, 06:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Seif al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi, has been released after more than five years in detention, his captors said on Saturday. A statement by...

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