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Mudslides and flash floods that raged through Southern California mountains following heavy rains killed one man, damaged homes and cut off a foothill community, leaving rescuers clearing blocked roads and residents cleaning up on Monday.
The United States started its first ever summit with 50 African leaders with a series of fora on more traditional development issues like food security.
The second American aid worker who contracted the Ebola virus in West Africa was expected to arrive in Atlanta on Tuesday in serious condition, while a New York hospital was testing a man with symptoms of the deadly disease.
Two Canadian nationals are under investigation for suspected theft of state secrets about China's military and national defense research, Chinese authorities said on Monday.
A new study shows that less than 5 percent of actors in top Hollywood films are Hispanic, and that Latinas are more likely than women of any other ethnicity to appear partially or totally naked on screen.
A deadly chemical called microcystin was found in excess of the recommended amount coming from the City of Toledo Water Plant and Governor John Kasich has issued a declaration in three counties Saturday.
The first of two American aid workers infected with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia left the West African country and headed for the United States on Saturday, where he will be treated in isolation at an Atlanta hospital.
President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for an unprecedented summit aimed in part at building his legacy on a continent where his commitment has been questioned.
High-security unit at hospital set up by Centers for Disease Control
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama agreed in a phone call on Friday that the current standoff in Ukraine serves no one' s interest and said they would keep open their channels of communication.
The United States and India stressed their desire to boost business and defense ties on Thursday, but trade and spying rows were a reminder of the obstacles to US President Barack Obama's vision of a "defining" partnership.
The US government on Thursday issued a warning against nonessential travel to West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, saying the level 3 advisory, its highest level, reflects the "worsening" Ebola outbreak in this region.
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