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PITTSBURGH – From a Pennsylvania hospital bed, Jeff Kepner says he is looking forward to being able to feel his wife’s and his daughter’s hands when he holds them. The 57-year-old Augusta, Ga., man is the nation’s first double hand transplant patient. He held hands with his wife Valarie on …

WASHINGTON – With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States. North Korea is not known to have …

TOKYO – Ten climbers have died as strong winds and rain struck two mountains in northern Japan, police said Friday. Nine died while climbing Mount Tomuraushi on Hokkaido, Japan’s main northern island, said Hokkaido police spokesman Masafumi Yamasaki. Eight of them were part of an 18-member group tour, while the …