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BEIJING – Chinese state media say a former general has been given a suspended death sentence for bribery and other crimes. The official Xinhua News Agency said a military court issued the ruling against Gu Junshan on Monday. Gu was deputy head of the People’s Liberation Army’s General Logistics Department, …

JACOB LAKE, Ariz. – Investigators are trying to determine how a 5-year-old Arizona boy died after he vanished from a campsite north of the Grand Canyon and triggered a massive search. A body believed to be that of Jerold Joseph Williams is going to be sent to a medical examiner’s …

LONDON – Researchers at Britain’s Cambridge University have released letters showing how slaves were priced for sale during the 18th century, giving an insight into the wealth and influence behind the pro-slavery lobby at the time. St. John’s College, which released the papers Thursday, said the papers helped show the …