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LONDON – British police arrested 12 men Wednesday in a series of anti-terrorist raids involving hundreds of officers across northwest England. Greater Manchester Police said the suspects were detained under the Terrorism Act at eight addresses in the cities of Manchester and Liverpool and the surrounding area, about 200 miles …

PARKLAND, Fla. – At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap. Now that decision is haunting hundreds of homeowners and apartment dwellers who are concerned that the …

Acupuncture brought more relief to people with back pain than standard treatments, whether it was done with a toothpick or a real needle, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that raises new questions about how acupuncture works. For many patients, that benefit lasted for a year, the team …

CAPE MAY, N.J. – The sole survivor from a scallop boat that sank off the coast of New Jersey says a wooden plank saved his life. Jose Luis Arias says he jumped overboard when the Lady Mary began sinking on March 24. He tells investigators that he paddled away from …

JERUSALEM – Israel’s air force held a large-scale exercise simulating war on several fronts with enemies that include Iran, Israeli defense officials said Friday. The practice this week involved Israel’s entire air arm and was meant to prepare for an all-out war, including missile attacks aimed at Israeli cities, the …

BERLIN – Six German states have told retailers to stop selling Red Bull Cola energy drinks after a test found a trace amount of cocaine. The bans started Friday after a sample test conducted by authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia state found 0.4 micrograms per liter in the drink. Five other …

A Pennsylvania mom found at Walt Disney World after claiming she and her 9-year-old daughter were abducted by two men and stuffed into a car trunk, allegedly conned a co-worker out of her identification to use in the hoax. Bonnie Sweeten used a co-worker’s driver’s license and presented it as …

Drew Peterson might not take the stand if he goes to trial on charges alleging he killed his third wife, but his words could still play a big role as prosecutors try to put him away. The former police officer, facing arraignment Monday on first-degree murder charges in the 2004 …

Swine flu forced Christina Huitron to make a choice no mother should ever have to make. On Wednesday she told doctors to take her 21-year-old son off life support, making Marcos Sanchez the nation’s 10th fatality associated with the newly discovered virus that continues to spread across the globe. “I …

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – A bomb exploded at a British Army base in Northern Ireland early Thursday, police said, hurting no one but spraying the area with shrapnel. The explosion was another reminder that dissident Republicans blamed for the attack are still seeking to derail the region’s decade-old peace agreement. …