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UK police: 5 from diverted plane claim asylum

Five passengers from an EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authorities said Sunday. New York-bound Flight 985 from Cairo was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday after a threatening note was found in ...

  • Updated: 9:53 a.m. Sunday, June 16, 2013

Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US

The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc. World War II survivors in both the U.S. and Europe harshly condemned the news and prosecutors in ...

  • Updated: 12:00 a.m. Sunday, June 16, 2013
In this undated photo provided by Peter Soros, Paul Soros is shown. Soros, a successful port engineer and older brother to billionaire financier George Soros, has died in New York City. He was 87. (AP Photo) NO SALES

Shipping magnate Paul Soros dies in NYC at 87

Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping, philanthropist and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, died in New York City on Saturday after a long bout with a host of illnesses, said his son Peter Soros. He was 87. Soros, an engineer and businessman, founded Soros Associates, a ...

  • Updated: 7:47 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013
Passengers leave the Egyptair aircraft at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, after it was diverted while en route from Cairo to New York, Saturday June 15, 2013. It is reported that BBC employee Nada Tafik, who was on board the plane, said she found a note in a toilet apparently threatening to start a fire. The plane was escorted to Prestwick by Typhoon fighters from RAF Leuchars, near St. Andrews on the east coast of Scotland. (AP Photo/ Andrew Milligan /PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

UK police: 5 from diverted plane claim asylum

Five passengers from an EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authorities said Sunday. New York-bound Flight 985 from Cairo was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday after a threatening note was found in ...

  • Updated: 9:55 a.m. Sunday, June 16, 2013
Former Gov. of Alaska Sarah Palin speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority 2013 conference, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Washington. Religious conservatives have been skeptical of the Republican National Committee's plan for growth, which calls for more tolerant attitudes on immigration and social issues, such as abortion and gay marriage. Palin, the conference's final speaker, rejected calls for an immigration overhaul, that includes a path to citizenship for immigrants in the country illegally. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Religious conservatives asked to back GOP plans

Facing lingering tensions in his party, the chairman of the Republican National Committee urged religious conservatives Saturday to support the GOP's plans to expand. "I would just ask you that we come together and that we pray for the future of this country," Reince Priebus said on the final day ...

  • Updated: 2:20 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013

Bilingual cops make a connection in NJ communities

Englewood officers carry bilingual dictionaries in their patrol cars. Fairview police recently completed an eight-week Spanish course to learn basic terms. A Korean-speaking officer is stationed at the Fort Lee police front desk on a regular basis. And North Jersey police departments, including Clifton, Bergenfield and Hackensack, have become more ...

  • Updated: 11:34 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013
Gordon Gnasdoskey, a long-time neighbor of Michael Karkoc, 94, sits on his porch in Minneapolis, Minn., Friday, June 14, 2013. Gnasdoskey says he has known Michael Karkoc for many years, and was stunned to learn about the Nazi past of a man he has shared laughs with and known as a churchgoer. Karkoc was a top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children, lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to evidence uncovered by The Associated Press.

Nazi unit leader's Minneapolis life prompts shock

The revelation Friday that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to people who knew him, prompted harsh condemnations from World War II survivors in the U.S. and Europe, and led prosecutors in Poland ...

  • Updated: 11:24 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013
FILE - This April 17, 2008 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in his office in Phoenix. A federal judge who ruled Arpaio's office racially profiled Latinos has given people involved until August to reach an agreement that resolves issues in the case, according to an agreement Friday June 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Judge delays remedies in Arpaio profiling case

A federal judge who ruled an Arizona sheriff's office racially profiled Latinos delayed instituting remedies Friday to allow parties time to agree on options, but he indicated a court-appointed monitor likely would be assigned to assure the agency is complying with constitutional requirements. In May, U.S. District Judge Murray Snow ...

  • Updated: 6:39 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013

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Early results in Iran presidential election give reformist-backed Rowhani wide lead TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the ...

  • Updated: 6:01 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013
FILE - In this April 24, 2013 file photo, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks in Dallas. Speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority Conference in Washington Friday Bush said that immigrants are particularly important to help create more taxpayers to fund the safety net for the large, retiring baby boomer generation. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Jeb Bush: Immigrants 'more fertile,' fuel economy

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told religious conservatives Friday that the future of the nation's economy depends upon immigrants in part because they "are more fertile" and create more businesses than native-born Americans. Bush, thought to be weighing a bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, said that immigrants ...

  • Updated: 5:59 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013
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