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Woman pleads not guilty in deaths of Kansas carnival workers

GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A Florida woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the deaths of a Kansas couple who were killed after a carnival worker ordered their deaths as part of a fictitious

Iowa man dies after being bound, gagged; professor charged

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A college economics professor was arrested Wednesday after police in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb say she bound and gagged her husband for hours, leading to his death.

200 vehicles involved in pileup south of Montreal

MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian police said Wednesday whiteout conditions that came about suddenly most likely triggered a massive pileup involving about 200 vehicles south of Montreal.

Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on 'homosexual behavior'

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah has revised its strict code of conduct to strip a rule that banned any behavior that reflected “homosexual feelings," which LGBTQ students and their allies fel…

Iowa man dies after being bound, gagged; wife arrested

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman was arrested Wednesday after police say she bound and gagged her husband for hours, leading to his death.

Police report several people shot to death in German city

BERLIN (AP) — German police say several people were shot to death in the city of Hanau on Wednesday evening.

Mississippi moving more inmates out of troubled state prison

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi on Wednesday started transferring more inmates out of a state prison that has been rocked by deadly violence and that is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.

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Harry Reid: Brokered convention 'not the end of the world'

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday said it was possible the crowded Democratic primary race was headed toward a contentious convention fight and downplayed the political dangers …

Ex-diplomat's daughter held without bond in murder trial

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge has ordered the daughter of a former U.S. diplomat to be held without bond following the first court hearing on a murder charge against her.

Ship captain arrested in probe of arms trafficking to Libya

ROME (AP) — Authorities in northern Italy arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship on suspicion of international arms trafficking Wednesday while they investigate if the vessel transported tanks, rocke…

An Italian prosecutor says a cargo ship captain was arrested for suspected arms trafficking between Turkey and Libya

ROME (AP) — An Italian prosecutor says a cargo ship captain was arrested for suspected arms trafficking between Turkey and Libya.

Landmine blast kills 6 in Yemeni defense minister's convoy

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An explosion killed six guards of the Yemeni defense minister and wounded eight others Wednesday, military officials said, the latest casualties of unmarked landmines that litter the war-torn co…

14-year-olds plead not guilty in NYC college student's death

NEW YORK (AP) — Two 14-year-old boys pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder in the death of a Barnard College student who was fatally stabbed during a robbery in a park.