Nation & World

Energy politics changing

National, Colo. boom blurs battle lines

April 19, 2014

White House updating online privacy policy

“Information you choose to share with the White House (directly and via third-party sites) may be treated as public information,”…

April 18, 2014

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Happy Easter in space

delivering station supplies

April 18, 2014

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World Briefs

ACAPULCO, Mexico – A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday, sending panicked people into the streets.…

April 18, 2014

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Avalanche kills several guides on Mount Everest

Sherpa guides say a path leading up Mount Everest was unsteady before an avalanche swept down the mountain killing at…

April 18, 2014

Nation & World

States need to decide on exchanges soon

Yvette Calderon, right, a counselor for President Barack Obama’s new health-care law, talks to taxi driver David Bilewu, a 39-year-old…

April 18, 2014

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is extending indefinitely the amount of time federal agencies have to review the Keystone XL…

April 18, 2014

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Court to weigh challenge to ban on campaign lies

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine believes a state law barring false statements in political campaigns illegally limits free speech. The…

April 18, 2014

Nation & World

Many hope to limit use of eyewitness testimony

Oregon’s Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer, center, listens to an attorney. The court is considering a…

April 18, 2014

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More vets turn to prosthetics to help pets missing legs

Pirelli, a Labrador-golden retriever mix, was born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his back left leg so he never…

April 18, 2014

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Project brings new Americans, farmers together

Demand for goat meat is rising as the U.S. ethnic population grows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports. The Vermont…

April 18, 2014

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Unemployment rates down in 21 states last month

The jobs picture is improving in many states around the country, with the Labor Department reporting Friday that unemployment rates…

April 18, 2014

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Captain of sunken ferry facing charges

Vessels equipped with cranes wait near the sunken South Korean ferry. The operators are waiting for approval from family members…

April 18, 2014

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Illinois legislators hope to lock in bid for Obama library

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, left, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel argue that Chicago can’t take for granted that it…

April 17, 2014

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Obama touts success of health overhaul

President Barack Obama says the latest figures showing 8 million people have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable…

April 17, 2014

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IRS audits few big partnerships, GAO says

That means some of Wall Street’s largest hedge funds and private equity firms are largely escaping close scrutiny by the…

April 17, 2014

Nation & World

A place just like home?

Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet

April 17, 2014

Nation & World

Questions rise about evacuation

A crewmember who escaped the ferry that sank off the southern coast of South Korea Wednesday says he is not…

April 17, 2014

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Deal reached on calming Ukraine tensions

Associated PressU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before a meet Russia’s pledge to…

April 17, 2014

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Arrests in Target breach may not happen soon

Federal investigators with the U.S. Secret Service infiltrate online forums used by hackers to try to capture cybercriminals and shut…

April 17, 2014

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That’ll cost you an arm and a leg

U.S. medical prices at top

April 16, 2014

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Ferry sinking toll may rise

Officials fear the death toll will rise dramatically from Wednesday’s sinking of a ferry in South Korea. Nearly 300 people…

April 16, 2014

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World & Nation Briefs

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine – Pro-Russian insurgents commandeered six Ukrainian armored vehicles along with their crews and hoisted Russian flags over them…

April 16, 2014

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Obama stresses need for new job training

President Barack Obama says Americans need to decide whether they are willing to do what’s necessary to train its workforce…

April 16, 2014

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NATO ups military presence amid Russian threat

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is urging Russia to pull back its troops along the Ukraine border. The military alliance…

April 16, 2014

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U.S. judge overturns 6-week abortion ban

Protesters stand outside the Red River Valley Women’s Clinic in Fargo, N.D., the target of a state law that banned…

April 16, 2014

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Pot may cause changes in brain, study suggests

The young adults who volunteered for the study were not dependent on pot, nor did they show any marijuana-related problems.…

April 15, 2014

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s first emission standards for mercury and other hazardous…

April 15, 2014

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End of road for highway projects?

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is pushing a White House proposal to shore up the government’s Highway Trust Fund, which funds…

April 15, 2014

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Dems take lead in fundraising

An imprecise snapshot of political giving is coming into focus as outside organizations detail their fundraising and spending through March…

April 15, 2014