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MUMBAI, India – A high-ranking Indian state official Thursday night said military forces had killed the three remaining Islamic militants who had been holding hostages inside the Taj Mahal hotel. An official with the Maharashtra state home department, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said there were no further details. …

PORTLAND, Ore. – Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group’s last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61. Mitchell was a powerful force on the Hendrix band’s 1967 debut album “Are You Experienced?” as well …

HANNOVER – A German tour bus caught fire on an autobahn near the northern city of Hannover on Tuesday night, killing 20 people after a passenger reportedly sneaked a cigarette, police said. Survivors told authorities the fire broke out in the bathroom of the bus as it drove down the …