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What are the most popular baby names in Md., Va.? 05/16/2014 09:59am • WASHINGTON -- In just a few years, you'll be seeing a lot of "Williams" and "Emmas" in Virginia classrooms. Those were the top baby names of 2013 and in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration. In Maryland, the most popular names in 2013 were "Liam" and "Sophia." In D.C., the favo

Brazil police clash with anti-World Cup protesters 05/16/2014 09:48am • ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) -- Protesters and police clashed in Sao Paulo Thursday, as demonstrations against the World Cup and rallies calling for improved public services erupted in several Brazilian cities.Officers in Brazil's largest city fired tear gas and rubber bullets

Factors that helped BJP's Modi win Indian election 05/16/2014 07:47am • NEW DELHI (AP) -- Indian voters have given the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and its lead candidate, Narendra Modi, a mammoth mandate for running the next government.Results announced Friday after a five-week election contest gave the BJP a commanding lead for at least 272 of the 543 seat

5 things to know about World Cup security 05/16/2014 07:34am • STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Violent protests a year ago during a warm-up tournament for the World Cup caught everyone by surprise, including police and troops who struggled daily to contain them.Tear gas wafted into the Maracana stadium during the Confederations Cup final be

Grief and rage as Turkey buries mine disaster dead 05/16/2014 03:08am • SUZAN FRASER Associated Press SOMA, Turkey (AP) -- With photos of their loved ones pinned to their chests and chanting the names of lost miners, grieving relatives laid their dead to rest in mass burials Thursday, as gravediggers labored to make room for scores more victims of Turkey's worst mining

Trainer has his best horse in Preakness at 85 05/16/2014 02:48am • BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer BALTIMORE (AP) -- Manny Azpurua could be retired, enjoying the South Florida sunshine. He could walk away from training, secure in his success back in Venezuela, where he won more than 3,500 races before coming to the United States 35 years ago.Few would begrudge him wan

Immigration officials review mistaken citizenship 05/15/2014 09:50pm • LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Associated Press MIAMI (AP) -- Immigration authorities said Thursday that they are reviewing the case of a U.S. Army veteran and Cuban native who recently discovered he is not an American citizen.Mario Hernandez served in the Army during the Vietnam War and worked for the Departmen

Turkish families bury miners as toll rises to 282 05/15/2014 11:42am • SUZAN FRASER Associated Press SOMA, Turkey (AP) -- Women sang improvised ballads about the departed over freshly dug graves Thursday, even as backhoes carved row upon row of graves into the dirt and hearses lined up outside the cemetery with more victims of Turkey's worst mining disaster.Rescue team

Austria: Populist Freedom Party strong in EU vote 05/15/2014 11:07am • GEORGE JAHN Associated Press LINZ, Austria (AP) -- The beer's been flowing since early morning, the air is tinged with the smell of bratwurst and cigarette smoke, and the crowd is hyped. Hoots, whistling and frenetic clapping compete with chants of "H-C! H-C!" as the man of the moment bounds onto th

274 dead in Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster 05/15/2014 04:14am • SUZAN FRASER Associated Press SOMA, Turkey (AP) -- Amid wails of grief and anger, rescue workers coated in grime trudged repeatedly out of a coal mine Wednesday with stretchers of bodies that swelled the death toll to 274 -- the worst such disaster in Turkish history.Hopes faded for 150 others still

New Zealand government projects budget surplus 05/15/2014 02:50am • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand will become one of the first developed nations to return to a budget surplus since the 2008 financial crisis plunged the global economy into recession, the government said Thursday.The spending plans outlined by the government a