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RICHMOND, Va. – The Civil War Trust has surpassed its $40 million goal in a campaign to protect 64 battlefields in 16 states, raising $52 million over four years. The national nonprofit group announced Saturday at its annual conference that its effort to save battlefields during the war’s just-concluded 150th …

ROME – Italian officials say an Italian doctor kidnapped in Libya in January has been freed. An official at the Foreign Ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday that Ignazio Scaravilli had been freed and was in good condition in Tripoli, awaiting his return to Italy. The official, speaking …

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad Attorney General Garvin Nicholas said Wednesday that officials feared former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner would flee the island after facing U.S. federal corruption charges, but they’re now confident he’ll stay in the country. Warner is scheduled to appear in court July 9 for an extradition …