World Sep 25 Iran’s Rouhani says U.S. wants to overthrow its government, rejects bilateral talks By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Sep 12 Putin says there is ‘nothing criminal’ about suspects in Britain poisoning President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russian authorities know the identities of the two men accused by Britain of carrying out a nerve agent attack on a former spy, an abrupt shift from Russia's earlier position on the poisoning case… By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press
Nation May 31 Twin Cities archdiocese to pay $210 million to sexual abuse victims The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has agreed to a $210 million settlement with 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse as part of its plan for bankruptcy reorganization, making it the second-largest U.S. payout in the scandal. By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press
Nation May 13 Noisy Hawaii volcano lava fissure spurs more evacuations A new fissure emitting steam and lava spatter spurred Hawaii officials to call for more evacuations on Sunday. By Caleb Jones, Associated Press