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GALLOWAY, New Jersey — Police say a deer burst through the front doors of a New Jersey home, darted through the residence and ransacked the master bathroom.

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed a top al-Qaida operative Saturday who was indicted in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a plot to bomb New York's subway system, the military said in a statement.

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — A young farmer in southern Mexico set himself on fire outside the Chiapas state legislature building to demand the release of his father, an indigenous leader who was arrested last year on charges stemming from a series of demonstrations in 2011 that turned violent.

ATLANTA — Conjoined twins boys delivered at an Atlanta hospital have died less than two days after they were born, the newborns' parents said.

ATLANTA — A protest in which participants played dead to demonstrate against recent killings by police drew more than 200 people in Atlanta.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Authorities have arrested a Florida man suspected in the killing his wife, a pastor and a neighbor, a sheriff's official said Saturday.

Luke Somers, an American who was killed during a rescue attempt against his al-Qaida captors in Yemen, had been working as a freelance photographer and editor in that country, and those who knew him say he had "wanderlust" and was drawn to new experiences.

NILES, Mich. — Police officers churning their way through a chaotic scene aboard an Amtrak train in Michigan are being credited with preventing even more bloodshed after a man stabbed a conductor and three fellow passengers.

A telephone scam involving a fake IRS agent is targeting Bradley County residents, according to Sheriff Eric Watson.