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NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans man is offering $3,500 for return of the silver trumpet stolen during the funeral for his brother, a rising 28-year-old jazzman called “Trumpet Black.” Travis Hill died on tour in Japan, from a dental infection that reached his heart. He was a grandson of …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – In a move that could clear the way to investigations of possible war crimes in Ukraine’s bitter conflict with Russian-backed rebels, Kiev has accepted the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, backdated to early 2014. While Ukraine is not a member of the court, it can …

CARACAS, Venezuela – An angry President Nicolas Maduro warned his Colombian counterpart on Wednesday that he had made a “serious mistake” by saying Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution was self-destructing, as the heated rhetoric between the leaders reached new heights. The dispute between the South American neighbors began three weeks ago when …