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Obama shortens Manning’s term

President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Pfc. Chelsea Manning, who has served six years of a 35-year prison sentence…

January 17, 2017

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Polygraphs trip up border agency hiring

Lawmakers, experts question why two-thirds of job applicants are failing tests

January 17, 2017

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Interior nominee Zinke disputes Trump on climate change

Interior Secretary-designate, Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday before testifying at his…

January 17, 2017

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Orlando shooter’s widow has been arrested

The wife of the man suspected in the fatal mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., was arrested…

January 16, 2017

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FILE – In an undated file photo provided by NASA, US Navy Commander and Astronaut for the upcoming Apollo 17,…

January 16, 2017

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Defiant EU nations ready for Trump presidency

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, talks with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson during a European Union foreign ministers meeting…

January 16, 2017

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King Day highlights transition from Obama to Trump

King’s daughter on Monday encouraged Americans to fight for the slain civil rights leader’s vision of love and justice “no…

January 16, 2017

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Inauguration in sight, Trump continues Twitter assault

President-elect Donald Trump suggested in a tweet on Sunday that CIA chief John Brennan may have been “the leaker of…

January 16, 2017

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Trump raises millions to cover inauguration’s steep costs

Unused dollars will be donated to charity

January 15, 2017

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Kremlin counts days to Trump’s inauguration

Russia blasts outgoing administration

January 15, 2017

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In Trump, man elected by Americans is president they’ll get

‘The American people voted for change’

January 15, 2017

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King’s shift from dreamer to radical resonates for activists

Younger blacks prefer more forceful MLK

January 15, 2017

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Bush twins write letter to Obamas

Former President George W. Bush’s daughters Jenna and Barbara have penned another letter of advice to President Barack Obama’s daughters…

January 14, 2017

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Destined for the table, dogs become pets in U.S. instead

Her fate until then was slaughter, her flesh and bones destined to be used as meat or in soup. Emaciated…

January 14, 2017

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With days left, Obama ushers in dozens of policies

President Barack Obama’s administration is rushing to complete dozens of tasks to solidify the president’s imprint on history. With Donald…

January 14, 2017

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Obamas donate swing set to shelter

Malia Obama uses her phone near a swing set her parents set up on the White House grounds after they…

January 14, 2017

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Bear sightings up in Conn.

A black bear sits perched in a tree in Hartford, Conn. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said…

January 14, 2017

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Bezos is buyer of biggest house in D.C.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the new owner of the former Textile Museum, which will be converted into Washington’s largest…

January 14, 2017

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During Mardi Gras season, when do you eat the king cake?

To see folks’ devotion for the ring-shaped confection, look no further than an early morning at Manny Randazzo King Cakes…

January 14, 2017

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Protesters denounce Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, plans

Rallies spring up across the U.S.

January 14, 2017

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Millennials are falling behind their boomer parents

Generation has more debt, less income

January 14, 2017

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Coin modeled after society’s evolution

Lady Liberty an African American woman on new $100 gold coin

January 14, 2017

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Pope meets Palestinian leader

Vatican calls Jerusalem holy

January 14, 2017

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ISIS launches new assault on besieged eastern city in Syria

Smoke rises from government forces shelling on Wadi Barada, northwest of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 25, 2016.Step News Agency, via…

January 14, 2017