Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s tax revenues will see a slight decline this year before rebounding

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MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in Idaho on Friday located and retrieved the body of a man who was

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Retired Army Brig. Gen. Diane Dunn has been confirmed by the Maine Senate to b

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge ordered Indiana to strike a provision in state law that allows p

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