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The Baltimore Ravens fired Rice Monday, Sept. 9, 2014 after TMZ released a video showing Rice knocking his now-wife Janay unconscious in an elevator in February. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/MCT)

Ravens cut Ray Rice after release of video showing he hit fiancee in casino elevator

Associated Press September 8, 2014

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released showing the running back striking his then-fiancee in February.The...

People line up to get water from a common well in Bartella, Afghanistan. Northern Iraq Christians have reason to worry about the self-proclaimed Islamic caliphate and many are seeking a safer place to live. 

UN backs inquiry of Islamic State group’s alleged crimes

John Heilprin, Associated Press September 1, 2014

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nation’s top human rights body on Monday overwhelmingly approved the Iraqi government’s request for an investigation into alleged crimes against civilians committed by the...

Gaza fighting rages on as new truce talks rumored

Ibrahim Barzak, Daniel Estrin, AP August 25, 2014

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Fighting between Israel and Gaza militants raged on Monday despite claims of new ceasefire efforts as hundreds of Israelis living in communities near the coastal strip were...

Rapper arrested for firearms in shooting probe

Associated Press August 25, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Platinum-selling rapper Young Jeezy was arrested Sunday on suspicion of possessing illegal firearms during an investigation into a fatal shooting at a rap concert in Silicon...

News on the go: Aug. 25, 2014

Alicia Balog August 24, 2014

Authorities in Pennisula are asking experienced paddlers on the Cuyahoga River to be on the lookout for any out-of-the-ordinary items amid the search for a woman whose car was found in the Cuyahoga Valley...

Search continues near park for missing Ohio woman

Associated Press August 24, 2014

PENINSULA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are asking experienced paddlers on the Cuyahoga River to be on the lookout for any out-of-the-ordinary items amid the search for a woman whose car was found in the...

NHUS says American held in Syria has been freed

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American journalist kidnapped and held hostage for nearly two years by an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria was released Sunday, less than a week after the horrific execution of American...

More troops to Iraq; special forces considered

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United State is deploying up to 275 military troops to Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy and other American interests and is considering sending a contingent of special forces soldiers...

Military sex assault reports surge by 50 percent

Lolita C. Baldor, AP May 1, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports by members of the military of sexual assaults jumped by an unprecedented 50 percent last year, in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared a "clear threat" to both male...

Constance Lambert embraces her dog after finding it alive when returning to her destroyed home in Tupelo, Miss., on Monday, April 28, 2014. Lambert was at an event away from her home when the tornado struck and rushed back to check on her pets. (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal/MCT)

At least 35 dead as South braces for more twisters

Adrian Sainz, Associated Press April 29, 2014

LOUISVILLE, Miss. — Ruth Bennett died clutching the last child left at her day care center as a tornado wiped the building off its foundation. A firefighter who came upon the body gently pulled the toddler...

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Notalone.gov to assist campus rape victims

WASHINGTON  — Want to know whether there’s been a history of sexual assaults on your college campus? The Obama administration has created a new website that will post enforcement actions it’s taken...

Donald Sterling, center, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, watches the Clipper game against the Boston Celtics at Staples Center in Los Angeles, February 26, 2011. Sterling was banned from the NBA and fined $2.5 million Tuesday, April 29, 2014 after being recorded saying racist comments toward African Americans. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles/MCT)

Cav’s Gilbert: ‘zero tolerance’ for Sterling comments

Several civil rights organizations are applauding the NBA for its lifetime ban of Clippers owner Donald Sterling because of racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation.However, those...