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BOGOTA (AP) — Police say two bombs being carried by donkeys exploded in northeastern Colombia, killing two coca-eradication workers and wounding six soldiers.

A 20-year-old Marine from Gaffney has died of wounds suffered while fighting in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Friday.Lance Cpl. Chris Fowlkes was injured Sept. 3 in Helmand province and died Thursday morning at the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. His parents, Steve and Donna Fowlkes, were at his bedside, according to reports.“Chris fought a long, hard battle and is a true American hero,” the family said in a statement published in the Spartanburg Herald Journal. “We are a family of deep faith, and through our pain and loss we are steadfast in God’s love and plans.”Fowlkes was injured when he and four other troops got out of their vehicle after coming under attack. One of the troops stepped on a land mine. Another Marine and Navy corpsman also died in the attack.Fowlkes, who had fought in Iraq, was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.

Brookline police are asking for help from witnesses as they investigate crash involving a bicycle and a car that left a young woman dead.

Alice Massimi Published: September 11, 2009 Those who live in Sun City were joined by soldiers from the Third Infantry Division today for a parade in honor of our country’s wounded warriors....

A late night home invasion Wednesday has left the son of a Queens pizzeria owner dead, after he attempted to defend his father from two robbers, police said.

When Virginia and No. 16 TCU meet on Saturday, the Horned Frogs would love to demonstrate for the Cavaliers what their offense could look like. Virginia will be playing only its second game using a s...

SHAWNEE, Kan. -- Police are investigating the scene where a car has gone into a pond at the Prairie Lakes Apartments, near 67th Street and Lackman Road.

A sixth Minnesota man is feared dead in Somalia after joining an Islamic extremist group there. But Troy Kastigar stood out from his fellow recruits, because the Minneapolis man was not Somali.

09/11/2009 ST. LOUIS -- Police today identified a man who was found by police lying on the ground with a fatal gunshot wound to his neck on Thursday.

A 40-year-old man was charged today with stabbing another man, police said. Shortly before noon, a 911 call led police and Fire Rescue personnel to 305 Waller St., where they found the victim, David Heyward, 58, bleeding from knife wounds to his head and shoulders, police said.