US & WORLD

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Fear and safety hazards kept many residents of Albania’s capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres out of theirRead More

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An 8-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet in a Rio de Janeiro shantytown was buried on SundayRead More

NEW YORK (AP) — Detectives are investigating the alleged thefts of about $350,000 worth of jewelry from residents in Manhattan’s Trump Tower. Police say theRead More

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran,Read More

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s media authority warned journalists Sunday that it was monitoring coverage to ensure they abide by “professional codes” amid a rare burstRead More

LONDON (AP) — An American cancer survivor has succeeded in her remarkable quest to swim across the English Channel four times in a row. SarahRead More

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three people were killed and four others were hospitalized early Sunday in what police said appeared to be a mass drug overdose.Read More

(CNN) — A school district in Washington state is facing criticism for putting an autistic student’s desk in a bathroom stall after his mother saidRead More

MIAMI (AP) — The 11th named storm of the hurricane season has developed in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Karen formedRead More

(CNN) — Three people were injured from a blaze in ductwork at a building near New York City’s Times Square, the New York City FireRead More