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MANILA, Philippines – Upcoming joint training exercises will combine military and humanitarian efforts to root out militants from the regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (search), top U.S. and Philippine military commanders said Tuesday. “We note that throughout the region, some of these organizations, such as the JI, draw their support …

ATLANTA – Turning to a businessman to lead one of the nation’s seminal civil rights groups, the NAACP’s board of directors announced Saturday that Bruce S. Gordon (search), a retired Verizon executive, will be its next president. “Civil rights leaders throughout this country did what they did and died, so …

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Hurricane Ophelia (search) sat off the coast of the Carolinas on Sunday and a meteorologist said it was a waiting game to see where, and if, the storm comes ashore. “This one is sitting still,” said meteorologist Gil Wagi at the National Weather Service (search) bureau in …