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Two children dressed as zombies wait for the arrival of Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush during a campaign stop at Geno's Chowder and Sandwich Shop in Portsmouth, N.H., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

After dismal debate, Bush seeks ways to steady campaign

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Jeb Bush emerged from the third Republican debate as a candidate in crisis, with supporters struggling to understand why he keeps underperforming… Continue reading

Two children dressed as zombies wait for the arrival of Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush during a campaign stop at Geno's Chowder and Sandwich Shop in Portsmouth, N.H., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Firefighters walk past a burned out engine of a Dynamic Airways Boeing 767, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport in Dania Beach, Fla. The passenger plane's engine caught fire Thursday as it prepared for takeoff, and passengers had to quickly evacuate on the runway using emergency slides, officials said. The plane was headed to Caracas, Ven. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Plane catches fire at Florida airport; 1 burned, others hurt

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — A jet plane’s engine caught fire Thursday as it prepared for takeoff, and more than 100 passengers had to quickly evacuate… Continue reading

Firefighters walk past a burned out engine of a Dynamic Airways Boeing 767, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport in Dania Beach, Fla. The passenger plane's engine caught fire Thursday as it prepared for takeoff, and passengers had to quickly evacuate on the runway using emergency slides, officials said. The plane was headed to Caracas, Ven. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Prep school graduate gets a year in jail for sexual assault

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A graduate of an exclusive New England prep school was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail for sexually assaulting a… Continue reading

Manhunt intensifies for fugitive in Kentucky, Tennessee

WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. (AP) — A Kentucky fugitive accused of shooting at police in two states remained on the run, despite a manhunt stretching into… Continue reading

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, Patty, right, and Jerry Wetterling take part in a news conference at the Stearns County Law Enforcement Center in St. Cloud, Minn., to announce the installation of six new billboards that will be placed near where their son Jacob was abducted in 1989. Federal authorities said Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, Daniel James Heinrich, a Minnesota man charged with child pornography after a search of his home found pictures of naked boys is also a "person of interest" in the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling, whose 1989 abduction led his parents to launch a national center to prevent child exploitation. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP, File) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Person of interest’ in missing boy case

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man charged with child pornography after a search of his home found pictures of naked boys is also a “person of… Continue reading

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, Patty, right, and Jerry Wetterling take part in a news conference at the Stearns County Law Enforcement Center in St. Cloud, Minn., to announce the installation of six new billboards that will be placed near where their son Jacob was abducted in 1989. Federal authorities said Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, Daniel James Heinrich, a Minnesota man charged with child pornography after a search of his home found pictures of naked boys is also a "person of interest" in the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling, whose 1989 abduction led his parents to launch a national center to prevent child exploitation. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP, File) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
Marco Rubio, center, and Jeb Bush, left, argue a point as Donald Trump looks on during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Insurgents vs. mainstream

BOULDER, Colo. — Marco Rubio bid forcefully for control of the Republican Party’s establishment wing in Wednesday night’s third GOP debate, deflecting jabs from Jeb… Continue reading

Marco Rubio, center, and Jeb Bush, left, argue a point as Donald Trump looks on during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks to during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, after a Special GOP Leadership Election. Republicans in the House of Representatives have nominated Ryan to become the chamber's next speaker, hoping he can lead them out of weeks of disarray and point them toward accomplishments they can highlight in next year's elections. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Fresh starts as GOP taps new speaker, OKs budget deal

WASHINGTON — House Republicans embraced a new leader Wednesday and swiftly consented to a major budget-and-debt deal to avert a federal financial crisis, highlights of… Continue reading

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks to during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, after a Special GOP Leadership Election. Republicans in the House of Representatives have nominated Ryan to become the chamber's next speaker, hoping he can lead them out of weeks of disarray and point them toward accomplishments they can highlight in next year's elections. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Members of Xavante indigenous from Brazil hold up signs in Portuguese that read: "If the PEC is approved, Brazil will stop," top, and "Our life is not a game" as they protest a proposed constitutional amendment that would put the demarcation of indigenous lands into the hands of the Congress Wednesday at the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil.

Protest erupts during World Indigenous Games in Brazil

PALMAS, Brazil — A noisy demonstration broke out Wednesday during the 100-meter dash competition at the World Indigenous Games, forcing a premature end to the… Continue reading

Members of Xavante indigenous from Brazil hold up signs in Portuguese that read: "If the PEC is approved, Brazil will stop," top, and "Our life is not a game" as they protest a proposed constitutional amendment that would put the demarcation of indigenous lands into the hands of the Congress Wednesday at the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil.
Migrants walk along a road after crossing the border between Austria and Germany on Wednesday.

Austria to build fence along Slovenia border

VIENNA — Austria, a strong critic of fences built to cope with Europe’s migrant influx, on Wednesday announced it is joining other nations that have… Continue reading

Migrants walk along a road after crossing the border between Austria and Germany on Wednesday.

Ukraine faces years of dependence on Western aid

VELYKI PRYTSKY, Ukraine — Looking on from her vegetable patch at the motorcade of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Ukrainian villager Olha Voloshchenko says… Continue reading

Sheriff fires deputy for tossing teen across classroom

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A deputy who flipped a disruptive student out of her desk and tossed her across her math class floor was fired on… Continue reading

An unmanned Army surveillance blimp which broke loose from its ground tether in Maryland floats through the air about 1,000 feet about the ground while dragging a several thousand foot tether line just south of Millville, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (Jimmy May/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Army blimp breaks loose, drifts over Pa.

MUNCY, Pa. — An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours Wednesday with two fighter… Continue reading

An unmanned Army surveillance blimp which broke loose from its ground tether in Maryland floats through the air about 1,000 feet about the ground while dragging a several thousand foot tether line just south of Millville, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (Jimmy May/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Hastert pleads guilty, acknowledges hush-money scheme

CHICAGO — Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to evading banking laws in a hush-money scheme, averting a potentially lurid trial that could have dredged up… Continue reading

Astronaut completes spacewalk right before setting US record

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s yearlong spaceman, Scott Kelly, chalked up his first spacewalk Wednesday just hours before he sets a record for the… Continue reading

Shortchanged Sandy victims seeing some cash 3 years later

NEW YORK (AP) — Many people who complained a federal insurance program shortchanged them after Superstorm Sandy swamped their homes are getting some validation three… Continue reading

In this photo taken Oct. 18, Ugandans drink a local brew known as "malwa" at the Charismatic Club in the Kitintale district of Kampala, Uganda.

Mega beer merger bets on the rise of African drinkers

LONDON — Charles Kwara and his friends sit around an earthenware pot, sipping a frothy gray drink through long straws as laughter fills the Charismatic… Continue reading

In this photo taken Oct. 18, Ugandans drink a local brew known as "malwa" at the Charismatic Club in the Kitintale district of Kampala, Uganda.

‘Womenomics’ makes small chips in Japan’s glass ceiling

TOKYO — Two years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made women’s advancement a top policy priority, statistics suggest Japan’s male-dominated workplaces have evolved slightly, but… Continue reading

Carter: US is retooling fight against IS

WASHINGTON — Signaling a possible escalation of U.S. military action in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that the United States is… Continue reading

Locator map of Subi Reef in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea.

China warns US Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island

BEIJING — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese… Continue reading

Locator map of Subi Reef in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea.
A Palestinian use a handmade slingshot to hurl a stone during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank on Tuesday.

American killed in Palestinian attack

JERUSALEM — An American educator who marched for civil rights in the 1960s and advocated coexistence between Muslims and Jews when he moved to Israel… Continue reading

A Palestinian use a handmade slingshot to hurl a stone during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank on Tuesday.