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Manning lawyer gives more details on gender change

Attorney David Coombs told The Associated Press that Manning had known for a long time she would make such a…

August 26, 2013

Migrants tell of ordeal in train crash that killed six

Central American migrant workers said they were threatened and extorted by armed men while riding atop a cargo train to…

August 26, 2013

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Feds to restore cuts in mineral payments to states

The decision by the Interior Department comes after Western lawmakers and governors pressed the Obama administration to restore the money,…

August 26, 2013

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Islamist groups seek truce with Egyptian army

The proposal comes after the military rounded up hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood leaders and other Islamists in the wake of…

August 26, 2013

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Fire threatening Bay area water

Flames from the Rim Fire in Yosemite National Park are threatening San Francisco’s main water supply, the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.…

August 26, 2013

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Obama awards Medal of Honor to Afghan war veteran

President Barack Obama Monday awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter for actions taken to rescue…

August 26, 2013

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Syria must be held accountable, Kerry says

Kerrydu1-i-syn The White House started reaching out to congressional leaders Monday, including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Brendan Buck,…

August 26, 2013

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Calif. city looks to seize loans to help homeowners

Mayor, activists want to use eminent domain

August 24, 2013

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Suspects face judge in alleged plot to kill Las Vegas police

Devon Campbell Newman, shown, and Allen Brutsche, were arrested in Las Vegas. They planned to kill police officers in an…

August 24, 2013

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Wind pushes Sierra inferno

imperils mountain towns, S.F.’s power, water

August 24, 2013

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‘Hyperloop’ gains attention

founder proposes plans for Calif. public transportation

August 24, 2013

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U.S. overhauls Native American tribe-recognition process

Alan Russell, chairman of the Schaghticoke tribe, walks in the burial ground on tribal land in Kent, Conn. Rusell is…

August 24, 2013

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Syria OKs UN chemical weapons investigation

House official: ‘Too late to be credible’

August 24, 2013

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Pilots’ focus is under scrutiny

Problems monitoring equipment have been cited for decades in crashes and could have played a role in two recent fatal…

August 24, 2013

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’13 calmest for tornadoes since 2002

Of course, for the victims of the savage EF-5 tornado that blasted Moore, Okla., in May, the season was anything…

August 24, 2013

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More armed security at schools after Newtown

Dara Van Antwerp, school resource officer at Panther Run Elementary School in Pembroke Pines, Fla., walks the hallways of the…

August 24, 2013

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Colo. adds alternate drug for executions

The ACLU released a copy of the state Department of Corrections execution protocol, which it obtained after filing a lawsuit…

August 24, 2013

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New mammal species found

“It looks kind of like a fuzzball … kind of like a cross between a teddy bear and a house…

August 24, 2013

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AAA: Public less worried about dangerous driving

The share of people who said they believe texting or emailing while driving is a very serious threat declined only…

August 24, 2013

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Possible ship wreckage to receive a CT scan

Explorer Steve Libert thinks these timbers protruding from the bottom of Lake Michigan might be the bowsprit from the Griffin,…

August 24, 2013

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UN forces join Congo soldiers on front line

Residents march in protest over recent violence in Goma, Congo, on Saturday. Congolese soldiers supported by U.N. forces fought rebels…

August 24, 2013

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Marching for King: ‘Task is not done’

50 years later, thousands commemorate in Washington, D.C.

August 24, 2013

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Yosemite tries to protect sequoias from fire

A smoky haze blankets Virginia Street headed south from the main downtown casino strip in Reno, Nev., on Friday as…

August 24, 2013

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Syria ‘chemical’ attack kills 355

group says it tallied deaths

August 24, 2013

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Microsoft says CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who helped build Microsoft into a technology empire and then struggled to prevent it from crumbling…

August 23, 2013

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Huge Calif. wildfire spreads into Yosemite

Fire rages out of control in the Stanislaus National Forest on Thursday in California. A wildfire outside Yosemite National Park…

August 23, 2013

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Obama calls alleged Syria attack ‘grave concern’

The president made the comments in a taped interview with CNN. The conflict in Syria “is something that is going…

August 23, 2013

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Report: Snowden leak reveals U.K. Mideast spy post

The spy station’s existence was noted in documents that Edward Snowden downloaded in 2012 while he worked at the National…

August 23, 2013

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Twin car bombs kill 29 in Lebanese city

Twin car bombs killed dozens in Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city, Friday. The bombings are a reminder of how polarized…

August 23, 2013

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Obama pushes plans for spending needs

President Barack Obama warned Republican lawmakers not to try to force a government shutdown to stop funding for his signature…

August 23, 2013