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House orders new Benghazi probe; Nevadans split

House Republicans on Thursday rammed through a new investigation of the deadly assault in Benghazi, Libya, vowing to pursue questions old and new in a search for truth. Nevada’s four representatives split along party lines.

 
Murder-suicide questioned in Florida family deaths

Police are considering murder-suicide in the deaths of a family of four after an autopsy revealed they were killed by gunshot before the home caught fire. A handgun registered to renter Darrin Campbell was found at the scene, a home owned by tennis star James Blake.

BLM worker threatened on I-15 south of Salt Lake City

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is warning its workers in Utah to be on alert after two men threatened an agency wrangler on Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City by pulling out a weapon and holding up a sign that read, “You need to die.”

Earthquake shakes Mexico City

A strong earthquake on the Pacific coast of Mexico shook the capital on Thursday, sending frightened office workers streaming into the streets away from high-rise buildings. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the 6.4-magnitude quake.

 
Dad arrested after protesting racy book at NH high school

A New Hampshire man who refused to stop objecting to a book about bullying read by his daughter’s high school English class says he will fight his arrest for disorderly conduct.

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Syrian rebels level historic Aleppo hotel

With a gigantic explosion, Syrian rebels on Thursday leveled a historic hotel being used as an army base in the northern city of Aleppo by detonating bomb-packed tunnels beneath it, activists and militants said.

Islamic militant attack in Nigeria kills at least 300

Islamic militants who have triggered international outrage over the kidnapping of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls opened fire on a busy marketplace, killing hundreds of people in a new spasm of violence in the country’s northeast.

4 dead in arson fire at mansion owned by former tennis star

The “unusual” fire at a Florida mansion belonging to a former tennis star was intentionally set and a family of four was discovered in the charred remains, police said Wednesday.

Indonesian rape victim may be caned in public

An Indonesian woman who was gang-raped by men accusing her of having extramarital sex may be caned publicly for violating Islamic law, an official said Wednesday.

NBC extends Olympic deal through 2032 for $7.75B

NBC secured the U.S. broadcast rights to the Olympics through 2032 on Wednesday in a record six-games agreement worth $7.75 billion, a surprise deal that shuts out rival American networks and provides further long-term financial security to the IOC.

Chinese ships ram Vietnamese vessels near oil rig

Chinese ships have been ramming into and firing water cannons at Vietnamese vessels trying to stop Beijing from putting an oil rig in the South China Sea, according to officials and video footage Wednesday, in a dangerous escalation of tensions over waters considered a global flashpoint.

 
Security footage shows Calif. teen stowaway hopping from jet wheel well

The security footage looks unassuming at first: a Hawaiian Airlines jet parked at a gate at the Maui airport under overcast skies, and workers going through their regular routine. Then, the 15-year-old’s legs dangle briefly from the plane’s belly and he drops to the concrete.