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Police: Death toll rises to 290 in Sri Lanka bombings

Police in Sri Lanka said the investigation into the Easter Sunday bombings will examine reports that the intelligence community failed to detect or warn of possible suicide attacks before the violence.

Nation Giuliani: 'Nothing wrong' with taking info from Russians
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, said there is "nothing wrong" with a presidential campaign obtaining information from Russians, though he said he probably would have advised against it.
4/21/19
World Comedian appears headed for landslide win in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on ...
4/21/19
World Queen Elizabeth II turns 93 on Easter Sunday
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 93rd birthday, which this year coincides with ...
4/21/19
Nation The 20 Democrats, Republicans running for president in 2020
Read quick snapshots of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who have announced so far.
4/10/19
Politics 1600: Rudy sees nothing wrong with using Russian help
Down with dirty The welcome mat put out by Donald Trump's campaign for Russian-hacked information ...
4/21/19
Dan Janison Janison: No such thing as 'sanctuary cities'
There are no true sanctuary cities in America, despite the term's frequent use on all sides of the immigration uproar.
4/21/19
Movies 'The Curse of La Llorona' reigns over weekend box office
The horror film ended the two-week reign of DC Comics' "Shazam!"
4/21/19
World See stunning images from around the world
Take a peek at these jaw-dropping photos.
3/28/19
Nation 20 years later, Columbine remembers 13 lost
LITTLETON, Colo. — Community members in suburban Denver marked the 20th anniversary of the Columbine ...
4/20/19
World Protests mix with Notre Dame mourning in Paris
PARIS — French yellow vest protesters set fires Saturday along a march through Paris to ...
4/20/19
Obituaries Investigator who inspired 'Amityville Horror' dies
Worldwide paranormal investigator and author Lorraine Warren, whose decades of ghost-hunting cases with her late husband inspired such frightening films as "The Conjuring" series and "The Amityville Horror," has died. She was 92.
4/20/19
Nation Mueller wasn't buying Trump's 'fake news' claims
President Donald Trump and his team love to deride unfavorable stories as "fake news," but ...
4/20/19