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CYRUS, Minn. (AP) — Three law enforcement officers in west-central Minnesota were shot while responding to a domestic call. The Pope County Sheriff’s Office says on its Facebook page that the incident happened Saturday night in Cyrus. One officer from Starbuck, Minnesota, and two Pope County sheriff’s deputies were hit by gunfire. Their conditions were

By PETER ORSI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people ran aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle on Saturday but there were no reports of injuries or contamination, authorities said. The Walla Walla ran aground in Rich Passage around 4:30 p.m. as it was traveling from the city of

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have wrapped up meetings on energy and environmental issues, amid calls from China and other developing countries for more help in phasing out fossil fuels. The G-7 energy and environment ministers gathered in the

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely Saturday in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. Doctors’ groups reported at least 27 dead and 180 wounded, with the toll expected to rise. The

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — Global and Chinese automakers plan to unveil more than a dozen new electric SUVs, sedans and muscle cars this week at the Shanghai auto show, their first full-scale sales event in four years in a market that has become a workshop for developing electrics, self-driving cars

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely Saturday in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. The country’s doctors’ syndicate said at least 26 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. The

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy got a whirlwind visit to Haiti, but instead of being feted with a parade like in other countries it was only displayed during a small ceremony because of the country’s unrelenting violence. The trophy on Saturday was surrounded by Haitian authorities, mostly men and a

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Officials say several cars on a freight train have derailed and caught fire in rural Maine. Three railroad workers were hurt, but their injuries were said not to be life-threatening. The Maine Forest Service says in a statement that three locomotive engines and six cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A Sudan doctors’ group said at least 26 people were killed and 103 wounded in fighting Saturday between the country’s army and a powerful paramilitary force. The deaths occurred in areas around the country, including the capital city, Khartoum and its sister city Omdurman, the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate said in a

MOSCOW (AP) — Worshipers including President Vladimir Putin crowded into Moscow’s vast Christ the Savior Cathedral for Easter services led by Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill, a supporter of Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. The services began late Saturday and were to extend long into Sunday as white-robed clerics circulated through the cathedral swinging

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — With a bagpiper playing “The Bells of Dunblane” and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early Saturday by slowly walking together to the memorial sites near the finish line and laying wreaths.