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MANILA, Philippines – Al Qaeda-linked militants released one of three Red Cross hostages, a Filipino woman, on Thursday after 10 weeks in jungle captivity on a southern island, officials said. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said on nationwide television that Mary Jean Lacaba, 37, was safe in the hands of a …

PITTSBURGH – U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (search), a longtime death penalty supporter, said he is re-examining his stance. “I still support the death penalty (search), but what I’m suggesting is, number one, we have to be more cautious,” Santorum said Tuesday, adding that its use should be limited to the …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Militants targeted a U.S. patrol with a roadside bomb Tuesday that killed four nearby civilians in the northern city of Mosul, where an assassination attempt against top police officials sparked clashes that left more than two dozen insurgents dead or captured. Morgue officials in southern Iraq, meanwhile, …