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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Roadside bombs killed three U.S. soldiers Monday in two separate attacks and 16 Iraqis were killed elsewhere, including five teachers and their driver who were shot to death in a classroom by suspected insurgents disguised as policemen. U.S. and Iraqi authorities, meanwhile, freed 500 detainees from the …

NEW BERN, N.C. – Hurricane Ophelia (search) stalled Thursday just off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, prolonging the wind and rain blasting the fragile barrier islands even as it appeared the mainland had avoided severe flooding. Thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity. As the erratic storm slowed almost to …

BERLIN – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (search) pledged Wednesday that U.S. military forces “will continue to play a strong role” in Afghanistan even after NATO allies expand their peacekeeping operation across the country next year. At the conclusion of a two-day NATO meeting, Rumsfeld took reporters’ questions about the …