An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities removed a suspicious device discovered just blocks away. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the blast an "intentional act," but said there was no terrorist connection
The U.S. military said it may have unintentionally struck Syrian troops while carrying out a raid against ISIS on Saturday, which if confirmed would mark the first known direct American strike on President Bashar Assad's forces
Donald Trump suggested that Hillary Clinton's Secret Service detail should be disarmed of all weapons, saying "let’s see what happens to her." Trump made the reference at a rally in Miami while discussing Clinton's support for gun control
A controversial tribute to former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno on Saturday was met with a standing ovation by some, while others in the stadium crowd turned their backs in protest. Penn State honored the 50th anniversary of Paterno's first game as head coach
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari apologized Saturday for plagiarizing President Barack Obama's 2008 victory speech and said he will punish those responsible. Several lines were almost identical to Obama's in a speech Buhari made launching his campaign
Third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein failed to qualify for the first presidential debate, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced. Johnson and Stein need to achieve a 15% polling average in order to be included in either of the following debates
A terminally ill minor has been helped to die in Belgium for the first time since the country did away with age restrictions on euthanasia two years ago, according to the senator who wrote the law. Liberal Senator Jean-Jacques De Gucht confirmed the death
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee has died in suburban New York City at age 88. Albee challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "A Delicate Balance"
An explosive device detonated before an annual New Jersey road race benefiting U.S. Marines and sailors, authorities said. The pipe bomb had been inside a trash can on the boardwalk in Seaside Park, N.J.
Niger's defense ministry says soldiers have killed 38 Boko Haram Islamic extremists during an operation in the country's southeast Diffa region. Col. Two Nigerien soldiers were wounded in the operation that had support from Chad's army
A wild chase and shootout through the streets of Philadelphia left two police officers and three civilians wounded and a woman and the suspect fatally shot. The suspect was cornered in an alley and fatally shot by police, the commissioner said
The number of refugees and migrants fleeing Turkey to Greece has risen slightly in recent weeks, but humanitarian groups familiar with the situation say it is premature to predict a return to the days of last summer, when thousands made the crossing every day
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