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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Two New York men have been sentenced to two years in prison for beating a Binghamton University student, an attack that led to diplomatic conflict between the U.S. and Serbia over another suspect. Twenty-five-year-old Edin Dzubar, of Johnson City, and 22-year-old Sanel Softic, of Binghamton, had already …

KAMPALA, Uganda – A Ugandan lawmaker on Friday refused to withdraw proposed legislation that would impose the death penalty for some gays and lesbians despite international condemnation and presidential opposition to a measure that could scare off foreign investors. Lawmaker David Bahati said he will not heed a call late …

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Arizona authorities have found the body of a 6-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that the body of Jacob Baudek was spotted by hikers along the Agua Fria River. The boy’s body has been recovered from the river …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran vowed Monday to take revenge on Israel and the United States for the slaying last week of a physics professor in a mysterious bomb attack, the official news agency reported. Iranian officials have blamed the bombing on an exiled opposition group known as the People’s Mujahedeen, …

NEW YORK – New York City officials say they have gathered new debris from in and around the World Trade Center site and will soon begin another round of sifting to uncover human remains. Deputy Mayor Edward Skyler said Friday in a memo that 844 cubic yards of debris have …

So I’m talking to a liberal friend of mine — yes, I have a few. And this might shock you, but he’s a fellow journalist. Actually, he’s pretty big. For what seems like the 50th time, he asks why I’m going to Atlanta to cover this Tea Party protest. “I …

ACORN — remember them? — they’re the community organizing group that has a soft spot for those in need (even those in need of tax evasion advice for their under-aged El Salvadorian sex slave business.) Congress voted to de-fund ACORN. Then a federal judge overturned the ban, saying it was …

So I finally figured out what makes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid so intriguing: He’s a big stupid-face. Example: On Monday, during a Senate debate over the job creation package, he suggested that unemployment causes men to beat their wives: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID, D-NEV.: I …

The news that is not White House approved… Dean’s Diagnosis In the wake of the Massachusetts election, Democrats are scrambling to explain how and why Scott Brown won. Now President Obama may be blaming George W. Bush, but former DNC Chair Howard Dean has another explanation, saying voters were angry …

Here’s a surprising result: Looking purely at the frequency of crashes before and after enactment, new laws that restrict the use of handheld cellphone use (calling and/or texting) while driving produce no recognizable reduction in crashes. So find researchers from the Highway Loss Data Institute, an organization that is funded …