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HARARE, Zimbabwe – U.S. and British diplomats were attacked Thursday as they tried to investigate political violence in Zimbabwe and a U.S. Embassy staffer was beaten, an embassy spokesman said. U.S. officials in Washington and British officials in London said the diplomats were released after being held for hours at …

PACE, Fla. – An 8-year-old boy and his friend found a live, World War II-era hand grenade while searching for buried treasure with a metal detector. Sidney Mathis and his friend had found nails, bolts and a toy car by sweeping the detector over a field near their home Thursday. …

LAFAYETTE, La. – A Louisiana program that uses vans manned with cameras to nab speeding drivers isn’t just catching civilians. Police, deputies and firefighters were among the drivers in 50 government vehicles from throughout Acadiana Parish that have been issued violation notices in recent months through the SafeSpeed Lafayette program. …