DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Military officials confirm a single F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crashed Wednesday night about 5 miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport. The pilot with the 162nd Wing Arizona Air National Guard was the only person on board during the night training mission, according to an Arizona Air National Guard statement. The pilot’s […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The state of Kansas is defending its ban on a procedure that opponents refer to as “dismemberment abortion.” An abortion rights group will ask a Kansas judge today to block the ban. The Center for Reproductive Rights says the procedure is the most common method for terminating secondtrimester pregnancies. It contends […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and singer Norah Jones have appeared in a rare concert together, playing songs they recorded for an album two years ago. The concert Wednesday night wasn’t widely announced. The two performed for about 200 fans in a cellar-like setting called the Bowery Electric in Manhattan. […]

BRUSSELS Greece and its international creditors remained at loggerheads today over reform measures that Athens must introduce to unlock billions of euros in loans and prevent a likely bankruptcy of the country. At talks in Brussels, leaders from the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission reached agreement on the kind […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Philadelphia church officials say they’re confident about preparations for Pope Francis’ visit at the threemonth homestretch, saying they’ve raised more than $30 million of the $45 million needed and have lined up 6,000 of 10,000 volunteers. Archbishop Charles Chaput and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wrapped up four days of talks today […]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says Yemen’s Shiite rebels have launched two separate attacks along the kingdom’s border, killing three Saudi soldiers. The Wednesday night attacks reflect how despite three months of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting the rebels known as Houthis, the rebels are still capable of launching deadly attacks along the kingdom’s border. […]

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s second vice president says he has fled the country fearing for his life after opposing the president’s controversial bid for a third term that has sparked off violent protests in the capital in recent weeks. Gervais Rufyikiri, believed to have taken refuge in Brussels last week, said in an interview […]

LAZARAT, Albania (AP) — Hundreds of police officers are checking houses in a marijuana-growing village in southern Albania a day after gunmen fatally shot a policeman and wounded two others during a shootout. Police spokesman Ardi Bita said today 14 out of 21 main suspects have been detained. Police resumed searching houses in the morning […]