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Prince William walks in front of an East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) at Cambridge Airport in England on Monday. The second-in-line to Britain's throne clocked in Monday for his first shift as an air ambulance pilot for EAAA.
Prince William walks in front of an East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) at Cambridge Airport in England on Monday. The second-in-line to Britain's throne clocked in Monday for his first shift as an air ambulance pilot for EAAA.

Prince William, who is second-in-line to Britain's throne, clocked in for his first shift as an air ambulance pilot in eastern England, a job that he will hold while also performing his royal duties.

President Barack Obama said at a White House conference on aging that he would instruct the Labor Department to help states pass laws to make retirement saving easier, after his own proposals in Congress went nowhere.

Michelle Collins, a comedian who has been featured on VH1's Walk of Shame Shuttle, was confirmed as a co-host of ABC's The View and will officially start in September when the daily talk show begins its 19th season.

Michael Hoyt, a former Cincinnati-area bartender who said he believed House Speaker John Boehner was the devil, was acquitted by reason of insanity of threatening to kill the Ohio Republican and was ordered to a federal medical facility for evaluation.

David Cameron, the British prime minister, said his country's military should invest more in drones and elite troops to help counter the threat from the Islamic State group, calling terrorism one of the "evolving threats" facing the U.K.

Pope Francis told reporters while en route to Rome that he wasn't offended by the crucifix attached to a hammer and sickle that was given to him by leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales during the pope's South American pilgrimage.

Robert Bates, 73, a former volunteer sheriff's deputy in Oklahoma who says he confused his handgun and stun gun when he shot and killed an unarmed, restrained man, will face a jury trial in February on second-degree manslaughter charges, a judge ruled in Tulsa.

Carlton Reeves, a federal judge in Mississippi, found the Rankin County School District in contempt of court for continuing to promote Christianity during school hours after it agreed to stop.

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia said Roman Catholic school officials who fired a married, gay teacher are not seeking a dispute but showed "character and common sense" by following church teachings.

Alexander Ciccolo, 23, whose father is a Boston police captain, was arrested in an FBI sting and accused of plotting to commit terrorist acts in support of the Islamic State group, including setting off pressure-cooker bombs at an unidentified university and slaughtering students live online.

A Section on 07/14/2015

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