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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — You may never be inclined to paddle a canoe or kayak from Virginia to Florida. But if the urge hits, an unbroken saltwater trail along 800 miles of the Southeastern coastline has now been mapped out for you.
The Southeast Coast Sa...

BOYNTON BEACH (AP) — A South Florida man is in critical condition after he was shot by a SWAT team member during a lengthy standoff.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s officials went to the Boynton Beach home Saturday after receiving a call that a weapon had bee...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government has halted all state executions temporarily, just a week ahead of the planned hangings of several al-Qaida-linked militants.
Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed said Sunday that the executions were halted until Paki...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will “urgently review” its relations with Egypt, where more than 800 people have died in clashes between security forces and supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, officials said Sunday.
In a rare joint foreign...

BEIJING (AP) — Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai goes on trial Thursday on corruption charges in a case crafted to minimize damage to the Communist Party and avoid exposure of party infighting or human rights abuses.
Sunday’s announcement of a trial d...

BRANDON (AP) — Authorities are investigating after they say a southwest Florida man was fatally shot during what appeared to be a domestic fight.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies said the unidentified man apparently broke down the door, forced his ...

MARIANNA (AP) — Authorities are looking for a couple they say abandoned more than 40 dogs, leaving the animals in filthy conditions at a home in Marianna.
Jackson County Sheriff’s officials said the dogs had been living in putrid conditions for quite som...

LONDON (AP) — Poor families in Britain are struggling to provide basics for their children as the cost of living rises faster than wages and benefits, research released by a charity Monday suggested.
The cost of raising a child during the first 18 years o...

MOSCOW (Bloomberg) — Russia’s worst flooding inundated 124 towns in five regions in the country’s Far East, affecting more than 34,000 people.
Rain continues to fall, the national weather center said on its website Sunday. The water level in the Amur Rive...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West won’t face felony charges after being accused of attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. But he’s not completely off the hook.
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Friday it is declini...