CAMP TARIQ, Iraq (AP) – Just before sunset at Camp Tariq – the base of operations for the fight to retake the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah – Iraqi officers in neatly pressed fatigues and fighters still dusty from the front prepared to break their fast during the holy month …

PARIS (AP) – The Paris mayor is promising to clear all city streets of garbage by the end of the day after 12 days of strikes that have left a stinky mess – and further clouded France’s image as it hosts the European Championship soccer tournament. Unions remain determined to …

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) – Born blind, Juan Pablo Culasso has never seen a bird. But through his gifted sense of hearing, he can identify more than 3,000 different bird sounds and differentiate more than 720 species. The 29-year-old said he realized he had perfect, or absolute pitch, when he was …

The scene was wrenching: A sobbing 6-year-old girl, clutching a stuffed bear as her foster father carries her away from the only home she has known for most of her life. But Lexi’s story didn’t end in March when she was removed from a Santa Clarita home near Los Angeles. …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A Lenovo smartphone unveiled Thursday will be clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings – such as the room’s size and the presence of other people – and potentially transform how we interact with e-commerce, education and gaming. Today’s smartphones track location through GPS and cell …