Blasts Kill Dozens of Iraqis as Sectarian Tensions Boil
Where is your soul now?” she said ... battles that erupted on April 23 in cities across Iraq that have Sunni majorities. The attacks on Friday also brought to a close a particularly violent week. Car bombs exploded in Shiite neighborhoods ...

Proof of heaven popular, except with the church
Eben Alexander shouted and flailed as hospital orderlies tried to hold him in place. But no one could stop his violent seizures, and the 54-year-old neurosurgeon went limp as his horrified wife looked on. That moment could have been the end.

Long Island police defend Hofstra student killing
A short time later, the intruder, Dalton Smith, and a 21-year-old college junior, Andrea Rebello, were both dead. The two were killed early Friday by a Nassau County police officer who fired eight shots at the masked man, hitting him seven times ...

DC transportation exhibit offers history lesson
WASHINGTON (AP) — The schoolchildren piled into the rail car in downtown Washington and looked up and down as the lights flickered and the floor rumbled. "We're here!" one of the young passengers shouted, all of them heading for the door like seasoned ...

Psychiatrist retires commuted to Ketchikan
He's attended the occasional funeral, too. Medicine is something near and dear to the Winn family. Between Winn, his wife and his three children are four medical doctorates. "We've got four Dr. Winns," he laughed. "And we're often confused for each other."

Wave of car bombs, shooting in mainly Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad kill 21, officials say
BAGHDAD — Car bombs hit Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital for the second day in a row on Thursday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 21 people dead and raised concerns over a return to sectarian bloodshed.