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President Barack Obama will make a weeklong trip to Africa starting June 26, the longest journey of his presidency to the continent of his father’s family.

Barbra Streisand, 71, will receive an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem when she visits Israel next month, the school said.

Gordon Rideout, 74, a retired Church of England priest, was jailed for 10 years after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s.

Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, said on Twitter that he’s too busy to return as Oscar host in 2014 but suggested the producers tap actor Joaquin Phoenix as his successor.

Amina Tyler, 19, a Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online, was arrested after purportedly sneaking into Tunisia’s holiest city disguised in a veil, then trying to undress during a protest.

Peter Shumlin, the Democratic governor of Vermont, signed a measure making his state the fourth in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients.

Clinton Shepherd, 32, a manager of Chicago’s Navy Pier, rode the tourist spot’s Ferris wheel for more than two days for a total of 384 times, up and around, shifting the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

Nathan Teklemariam and Carson Rinehart, both 20, were in custody after accidentally dialing 911 on a cell phone before breaking into a car, authorities in Fresno, Calif., said.

Tiara Drake, 24, was charged in North Carolina with attempted first-degree murder on allegations she tried to poison five family members after one of them refused to share some cheese with her.

John Joseph Maillet, who is serving 30 years after pleading guilty to enticing a teenager to pose for pornographic pictures with venomous snakes, filed a federal lawsuit in Mississippi seeking compensation for the loss of his reptiles.

Col. Mike Edmonson, the Louisiana State Police superintendent, received the Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award, named for the Tennessee lawman depicted in the 1970s film Walking Tall, for Edmonson’s efforts to promote partnerships among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Front Section, Pages 1 on 05/21/2013

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