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Candlelight vigil to mourn shooting victims in California

UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.

US police can get DNA after arrest

2013-06-04 09:11

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the police can take DNA samples from people under arrest without a warrant.

Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature

2013-06-04 06:38

The first international treaty regulating the global conventional weapons commerce opened for signature at the United Nations Headquarters.

China has first-ever arena football coaches

2013-06-03 17:12

Some 24 Chinese coaches and referees graduated from China's First American Arena Football Coach/Referee One Week Training Camp on Friday.

Exit from QE in US not to be a problem

2013-06-03 15:22

Exit from quantitative easing in the United States will not be a big problem in terms of theory, a Nobel laureate said Monday.

Train plunges into river in Canada

2013-06-03 11:20

A portion of a bridge in central Ontario, Canada collapsed Sunday, sending several cars from a cargo train into the Wahnapitae river below.

US Internet 'wiretap' law faces major opposition

2013-06-03 10:02

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is stepping up its efforts to get broader authority to put "wiretaps" on the Internet to catch criminals and terrorists.

3 storm chasers killed by Okla. tornado

2013-06-03 07:52

Three storm chasers were among the 10 people killed by tornadoes that rampaged through central Oklahoma on Friday.

US wants better Russia co-op

2013-06-03 06:55

US lawmakers on a mission to Russia said that closer cooperation between Washington and Moscow might have helped to thwart the Boston blasts.

Oklahoma tornadoes kill at least nine

2013-06-02 08:26

Nine people were killed in tornadoes that swept through central Oklahoma on Friday, part of a storm system that caused widespread flooding in Oklahoma City and its suburbs.

US slaps sanctions on Iran petrochemical firms

2013-06-01 09:57

The US government on Friday slapped sanctions on Iran's petrochemical industry as part of its efforts to intensify the squeeze on Tehran's economy.

4 firefighters killed battling Houston blaze

2013-06-01 09:42

At least four firefighters were killed while battling a hotel fire in the fourth largest US city of Houston.

'Healthy Maternity Week' celebrated in Lima

2013-05-31 11:31

About 300 pregnant women participated in "Healthy Maternity Week" in Lima.

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