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The Pentagon says it is assessing the results of its attack on Mullah Akhtar Mansour. The man was a divisive figure within the Taliban, and the Afghan government saw him as an obstacle to peace.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An oil painting by American impressionist Edmund C. Tarbell that was rolled up and forgotten for more than a century has been restored just in time to be included in a large retrospective of the artist's…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An oil painting by American impressionist Edmund C. Tarbell that was rolled up and forgotten for more than a century has been restored just in time to be included in a large retrospective of the artist's…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An oil painting by American impressionist Edmund C. Tarbell that was rolled up and forgotten for more than a century has been restored just in time to be included in a large retrospective of the artist's…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An oil painting by American impressionist Edmund C. Tarbell that was rolled up and forgotten for more than a century has been restored just in time to be included in a large retrospective of the artist's…

(AP) — The state board overseeing the finances of the struggling Gary Community School Corp. has approved a $500,000 grant to repair a failing boiler system that left students at Roosevelt College and Career Academy without heat in January. State Sen. Earline Rogers of Gary added language to legislation this year that allowed the board to approve the boiler repairs.

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A survivor of the terror attack at the Bataclan in Paris, reflects on how his life has changed six months after the incident.

Op de provinciale weg N226 ten zuiden van Maarsbergen zijn vanavond twee auto's frontaal op elkaar gebotst. De weg is afgesloten voor alle verkeer.

Vietnam releases Catholic priest on eve of Obama arrival

Still accused of shunning religious and political freedoms

Could complicate possible arms sales to Vietnam

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The final 12 hours of the Minnesota Legislature's 2016 session began Sunday with lawmakers needing to finalize plans for a $900 million budget surplus, though it was unclear how the mix of tax cuts, extra…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The final 12 hours of the Minnesota Legislature's 2016 session began Sunday with lawmakers needing to finalize plans for a $900 million budget surplus, though it was unclear how the mix of tax cuts, extra…

BBC Sport's Chris Bevan rates how England's players performed during their 2-1 friendly victory against Turkey.

Veteran British Director Ken Loach won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday, when his 'I, Daniel Blake" was awarded the prestigious Palme d'Or. It's a second win for Loach, who won the same award in 2006 with the Irish civil war-themed film, "The Wind that Shakes the Barley." His latest work concerns two people in Newcastle who are driven into poverty as they struggle with the British welfare system. Loach, a longtime campaigner for social justice, has also twice won the Cannes Jury Award, for "Raining Stones" and "Hidden Agenda.

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Kat Johnson took to dragon boat racing like a duck to water.

The Glasgow giants went down 3-2 thanks to a dramatic injury time header from David Gray, but were left incensed by crowd trouble after the final whistle

Watching the video of The Chronicle’s editorial board interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I was staggered to hear Sanders admit he did not know that Wells Fargo Bank was one of the top five big banks in America. Because he’s based his campaign on “breaking up the big banks,” his response to staff questions clearly demonstrates Sanders may indeed be full of rhetoric and very little knowledge. Maybe if Sanders were not visiting San Francisco, corporate home of Wells Fargo Bank, his ignorance might not have been so glaring... Читать дальше...

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KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 22 (UPI) -- Two experienced climbers who both reached the summit of Mount Everest died while descending the mountain over the weekend, reportedly due to altitude sickness.

Jarryd Hayne's Olympic ambition still burns brightly after the weekend's London Sevens tournament, but he faces a near-impossible task to force his way into Fiji's 12-man Rio squad.

Strategy falls short as assets in US have stagnated and many are losing money