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NATO's chief says the alliance and the European Union are moving forward on deepening cooperation, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump insists European allies start pulling their own military weight. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters before chairing talks between NATO foreign ministers Tuesday that "we have a momentum now." Trump lambasted Europeans during the U.S. campaign for not paying their fair share of defense budgets and wants NATO to do more against terrorism. At that Cincinnati stop... Читать дальше...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An alleged senior commander in the brutal militia of fugitive warlord Joseph Kony pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 70 charges including murder, rape, sexual enslavement and using child soldiers during the group's insurgency in northern Uganda. Rights groups welcomed the case as a long-overdue chance to deliver justice to some victims of the Lord's Resistance Army after its nearly three-decade insurgency in northern Uganda. "The LRA leadership is reviled worldwide for its brutality against Africans... Читать дальше...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court has agreed to the extradition of three of Turkish servicemen from a group of eight who fled to Greece after a failed July 15 military coup, a day after rejecting Turkey's extradition request for three others. The Athens council of appeals judges approved Turkey's extradition request for three of the group Tuesday on charges of being involved in the coup, attempting to impede a parliamentary session and the seizure of a helicopter.

(AP) — A fraternity says it supports a decision by Indiana State University to place one of its chapters on probation following the accidental drowning of an 18-year-old freshman during an event in Illinois. Sigma Chi Fraternity International's Executive Director Michael J. Church says in an emailed statement that its members are mourning Yiorgo Karnezis' Oct. 23 death and the fraternity is "grateful for the partnership and continued support" of the university.

The founder of an Oakland artists' colony where dozens of people burned to death says he is sorry, but deflected blame for the blaze that gutted the warehouse that he now describes as a "mass grave." Derick Ion Almena, who leased and operated the warehouse full of artists where the fire erupted Friday, told the Today Show on Tuesday that he was 'Incredibly sorry. Almena says he lived in the warehouse with his family and other residents, but said he didn't make a profit.

(AP) — An influential state panel is spending time wrestling with how to change public school report cards, including the all-important issue of rewarding annual academic gains. The effort is part of the state's plan to revamp public school policies to comply with a 2015 federal law called the Every Student Succeeds Act.

The latest global snapshot of student performance shows declining math scores in the U.S. and stagnant performance in science and reading. Students in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Minnesota aren't just vying for great jobs along with their neighbors or across state lines, they must be competitive with peers in Finland, Germany, and Japan. The 2015 Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, study is the latest to document that American students are underperforming their peers in several Asian nations. Читать дальше...

HOPATCONG, N.J. (AP) — A police officer accused of slapping a man who was wearing a bunny costume and was blowing an air horn inside a police station has been charged with assault. Jason Hemmerich said his brother went to the police station to turn himself in on a warrant related to a motor vehicle accident. Kevin Hemmerich faced an arrest warrant for not completing a work program that was in lieu of jail time for failing to have car insurance.

(AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a man charged with burglary was naked when he was taken into custody. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris tells al.com (http://bit.ly/2hbdSEP) that 40-year-old Mark Tucker, of Flat Rock, is charged with third-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, breaking into a vehicle and attempted murder.

President-elect Donald Trump narrowly defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in both states and Wisconsin, which started its recount last week. The recounts requested by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein were not expected to change enough votes to overturn the result of the election.

Colin KaepernickSan Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) isn’t expected to make a decision on his contract until the season is over. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Quarterback Colin Kaepernick will not make a decision on whether to opt out of his two-year contract until the season is over according to a source. Kaepernick neither confirmed nor denied an NFL media story posted Sunday morning saying that he would opt out at the end of the season. Kaepernick re-structured his contract shortly... Читать дальше...

We've been taught as kids to walk facing traffic, but does that apply to shared trails and paths?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The threat of a terror attack against a busy commuter rail station in the Los Angeles area has prompted authorities to increase security throughout the region and urge commuters to report any suspicious behavior they see. "Information was relayed this morning to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force from our international partners that there was a potential threat," Deirdre Fike, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office, told reporters Monday night. [...] I'll be boarding... Читать дальше...

Gile's Family Farm owner Frank Boucher said Monday that someone stole a trailer containing more than 200 wreaths from behind the Alfred business sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday. The staff had wanted to unload the wreaths on Saturday, but didn't see them when they arrived at work.

Victoria Gonzales is an English language immersion teacher at Starlight Park Elementary in the Cartwright School District in west Phoenix. Douglas says students and co-workers cheered the award when she visited the school to tell Gonzales she was named ELL teacher of the year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will use a visit with special operations forces on Tuesday to highlight gains the U.S. has made against extremist organizations such as the Islamic State group and to promote what he sees as the most sustainable approach to fighting such groups. Obama will deliver his last major national security speech as president at Florida's MacDill Air Force Base and will thank special operations forces that have played an increasingly large role in the nation's fight against al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The founder of a ramshackle Oakland artists' colony where dozens of people burned to death saw himself as a kind of guru and loved to surround himself with followers but showed chilling disregard for their well-being, according to relatives, neighbors and acquaintances. Derick Ion Almena, 46, leased and operated the cluttered warehouse where fire erupted Friday night during a dance party, leaving at least 36 people dead in the nation's most lethal building fire in over a decade. Читать дальше...

Over the past two weeks, students in Logansport's Ivy Tech Community College's Phi Theta Kappa honors society have been teaching local fifth-graders about DNA and how food has changed over time. Ivy Tech students spent time at Franklin Elementary School on Nov. 29 to conduct a DNA extraction experiment with students. Instead of finding DNA from humans, the students used strawberries, which they can extract and isolate within a matter of minutes due to it yielding more than DNA than other fruits. Читать дальше...

Music therapist, teacher, teens among warehouse fire victims (AP) — A therapist who used music to help kids cope with trauma. The victims also included teens and people from Europe and Asia, Sheriff's Sgt. Ray Kelly said. PASSIONATE MUSIC THERAPIST Hough was an experimental electronic artist behind Ghost of Lightning, a project in which he created music to explore and understand his own psyche, said Michelle Campbell, founder of Mixtape, an artist management company based in Oakland. Hough worked... Читать дальше...

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Kent State University has announced plans to close its 18-hole golf course in Franklin Township after 50 years of ownership, citing a decline in revenue and escalating operating costs. The golf course was reviewed as part of an audit for the Ohio Task Force on Affordability and Efficiency, which asked the state's universities to evaluate all non-core assets to figure out their market value.

At that Cincinnati stop, Trump disparaged the media as "dishonest," inspired loud "Build the wall" chants, took swipes at fellow Republicans and stunned his own aides with his surprise announcement from the stage that that he was appointing retired Gen. James Mattis as secretary of defense. The Tuesday appearance in Fayetteville will be followed by rallies in Iowa and Michigan later this week as Trump barnstorms the country to salute his supporters who delivered the victories in the battleground states he needed to capture the White House. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The bizarre rumors began with a leaked email referencing Hillary Clinton and sinister interpretations of references to pizza parties. On Sunday, it culminated in violence when police say a North Carolina man fired an assault rifle inside the Comet Ping Pong restaurant as he attempted to "self-investigate" the conspiracy theory known in the Twitterverse as "Pizzagate." On Monday, White House Spokesman Josh Earnest, asked about the shooting, said, There's no denying the corrosive... Читать дальше...

For college administrators, extreme weather is yet another hazard to prepare and practice for on a list that includes infectious disease outbreaks, active shooters and technological outages. With more than 20 million students enrolled at 7,200 U.S. colleges and universities, higher education leaders say they rely on experience and expertise to think beyond the basics of food and shelter to the special challenges of academia, including keeping students and parents informed, accounting for students... Читать дальше...

A heartbreaking day of identifying bodies and searching for the cause of the deadly warehouse fire in Oakland ended Monday in a mass candlelight vigil on the shores of Lake Merritt. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was among hundreds of people who gathered around a white pagoda on the north side of the lake, where they listened to tearful speeches from people close to the victims and encouraging words from Oakland officials. The crowd held aloft cell phones, plastic candles, glow sticks and other light sources... Читать дальше...

Please let breast cancer survivors know about Knitted Knockers at www.knittedknockers.org. If you know a knitter or crocheter, encourage them to join the cause. Dear Claire: I know many women will be glad to know about the service you are offering, and grateful for the knitters and crocheters who devote their time so generously to make recovery easier for breast cancer survivors. If they are interested, they don’t seem to want a monogamous relationship. Widen your dating profile to include younger men... Читать дальше...