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LYMAN, S.C. – A 74-year-old South Carolina man and his nephew have been found dead at their homes in Lyman, and investigators say they want to talk to another relative about the killings. Spartanburg County deputies say 46-year-old Marshall Tapp’s son found him dead in his home Thursday evening. Investigators …

NEW YORK – On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old. Being Big Bird is sweaty, physical work. But Spinney, who has worked on Sesame Street for nearly …

MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S. Navy ship rescued a small boat carrying about 70 people, some suffering from severe dehydration, in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia, the military said Monday. The USS Russell responded to a ship distress call on Sunday and found the 45-foot boat, which …