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Spain holds state funeral for 69 killed in high-speed rail crash

By FRANCISCO SECO and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press TOLEDO, Spain (AP) — Relatives of the 69 people killed in a high-speed rail collision in Spain last month attended a state funeral on Tuesday with Spain's royals, almost two weeks after the crash. The ceremony took place in the ...

Russia and Ukraine hold nearly 4 hours of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi

By BASSAM HATOUM Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday held their first U.S.-mediated talks in nine months on ending the 4 1/2-year-old war, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling the meeting "very productive" and Ukrainian ...

An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 21, pleaded guilty to the federal terrorism charge last month. U.S. ...