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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A central Illinois mother is behind bars after police say she encouraged her 15-year-old daughter to fight another girl in a recorded confrontation that was later posted on the Internet. Champaign police say Dawn Morris was arrested Thursday on a preliminary charge of contributing to the criminal …

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister said Wednesday that his government is not in talks with Washington on the possibility of allowing U.S. forces to remain at an air base that provides support for military operations in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Igor Chudinov spoke a day after the Pentagon reported progress …

The flu season is winding down and turning out to be one of the mildest in years, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One possible explanation: The flu vaccine generally was well-matched to the circulating flu viruses, CDC officials said. The CDC compares flu …