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An 8-year-old boy suffered minor injuries Wednesday after being bitten by a shark while swimming in knee-deep water in Surf City, N.C. The town has no plans to warn visitors about the shark bite or tell swimmers to stay out of the water, Town Manager Larry Bergman said. However, the …

WICHITA, Kan. – A federal judge won’t punish a Kansas judge who didn’t show up for jury duty in federal court. Sedgwick County District Judge Michael Hoelscher failed to appear for jury duty June 15. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren wrote in an order Friday that he believes judges and …

UNITED NATIONS – The Security Council on Monday unanimously approved a one-year extension of the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s western Darfur region where conflict is intensifying, rejecting the Sudanese government’s demand that the troops leave. A resolution adopted by the U.N.’s most powerful body keeps the size …