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WASHINGTON – Police evacuated the massive Capitol Visitor Center near the end of visiting hours Monday after finding an unattended bag at its entrance. An investigation found nothing hazardous. A suspicious package was reported about 3:30 p.m. EDT, Capitol Police said in a news release. Fire trucks and other emergency …

BEIJING – China is sticking to its planned launch of a controversial Internet censoring software in about one week, an official newspaper said Tuesday, despite Washington’s concerns over the move’s possible impact on trade and access to information. The China Daily said the plan to require the Web-filtering Green Dam …

ROCKFORD, Ill. – There was high water along the northern Illinois rail line where a freight train derailed, setting off a fiery explosion and killing one person, federal authorities said Sunday. It’s unclear what the exact water levels were during Friday’s crash and what role if any water played in …