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Bolivia vs. Europe Over Snowden-Linked Plane Delay

Bolivia's president left Europe for home on Wednesday amid diplomatic drama after his flight was rerouted and delayed overnight in Austria, allegedly because of suspicion he was trying to spirit …

Sports

Djokovic, del Potro Reach Wimbledon Semifinals

Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro set up a semifinal meeting at Wimbledon, each winning in straight sets Wednesday in quarterfinal matches that wrapped up within five seconds of …

National

France Calls for 2-Week Delay in US-EU Trade Talks

The French government said Wednesday it wants the start of major trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union suspended for two weeks amid anger over alleged U.S. …

World

Egypt Military Tightens Grip Ahead of Deadline

Egypt's military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, even putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the …

Health Care

White House Delays Key Element of Health Care Law

On Tuesday, the Obama administration unexpectedly announced a one-year delay, until after the 2014 elections, in a central requirement of the law that medium and large companies provide coverage for …

Education

Miss. Public Universities Plan Tuition Increases

Tuition at Mississippi's eight public universities will increase by an average of more than 6 percent this fall, an amount universities say is needed to make up for the lingering …

State

Fire Guts Old Armory on Miss. State Fairgrounds

A fire has heavily damaged an armory on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds—an 86-year-old building that was already on a list of endangered historical structures.

Politics

Miss. Supreme Court Won't Undo Block on Gun Law

The Mississippi Supreme Court says it won't undo a circuit judge's order that's blocking an open-carry gun law from taking effect.

National

Witness in Manning Case Testified in Secret

A government witness has given testimony about the value of some classified documents leaked by Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to WikiLeaks.

World

Venezuela Eyed as Snowden Seeks Asylum

NSA leaker Edward Snowden's best chance of finding refuge outside the United States may hinge on the president of Venezuela, who was in Moscow on Tuesday meeting with Russian President …

World

Brazil Protesters Give Rousseff Tenuous Truce

On Tuesday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff delivered to Congress her recommendations on what topics should be included in a national plebiscite on political reform.

World

NATO Supplier's Compound Attacked in Afghanistan

A suicide truck bomber followed by heavily armed men stormed a NATO supplier's compound Tuesday in Kabul, prompting a gunbattle that left a dozen people dead in the latest Taliban …

National

Investigators to Examine Why Ariz. Blaze Killed 19

Investigators from across the U.S. poured into the mountain town of Yarnell on Tuesday to figure out why 19 elite firefighters perished in an out-of-control wildfire and whether human error …

World

Outlines of Egypt Army's Post-Morsi Plan Emerge

Egypt's military has drawn up a plan to suspend the Islamist-backed constitution, dissolve the Islamist-dominated legislature and set up an interim administration headed by the country's chief justice if President …

Economy

Miss. Tax Receipts Approach $5 Billion in FY2013

Mississippi's tax revenues have recovered from the recession, approaching the $5 billion mark for the first time.