Nation & World

Oregon standoff leader stays in jail; no word from holdouts

A makeshift roadside memorial for rancher LaVoy Finicum stands on a highway north of Burns, Oregon. Finicum was killed last…

February 2, 2016

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Trumpet from sunken ship holds WWII secrets

instrument could contain DNA from the sailor who played it

February 1, 2016

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Former DA says he believes Bill Cosby can’t be prosecuted

Bill Cosby leaves after a court appearance Tuesday in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and sexually…

February 1, 2016

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Cruz tops Trump in Iowa

Clinton, Sanders in tight Dem race

February 1, 2016

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Clinton, Sanders in tight battle for Iowa

O’Malley drops out

February 1, 2016

Nation & World

Trump, Cruz, Rubio battle in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses

Chris Carlson/Associated Press<br><br>Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Green County Community Center, on Monday, in Jefferson, Iowa.…

February 1, 2016

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As children die reaching for Europe’s shores, empathy fades

It’s partly about timing, circumstance and the exceptional power of last September’s photos of Aylan Kurdi. But it’s also because…

February 1, 2016

Nation & World

Virginia Tech students held in death of ‘awesome little girl’

Nicole Madison Lovell, 13, was described as “an awesome little girl” who had a tough life – she survived a…

February 1, 2016

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WHO declares global emergency over Zika virus spread

The UN agency took the rare step despite a lack of definitive evidence proving the mosquito-borne virus is causing a…

February 1, 2016

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United Nations envoy declares ‘official beginning’ to Syria peace talks

Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy, is now working to keep a wobbly process alive and compel world powers who…

February 1, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The last thing Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian remembers before last May’s fatal crash in Philadelphia is pushing the…

February 1, 2016

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Democratic, GOP races tight as Iowa kicks off 2016 voting

Iowans were preparing to pick their nominees for the Republican and Democratic presidential races Monday. The parties hold their caucuses…

February 1, 2016

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U.S. consumer spending flat, savings rate at 3-year high

A shopper strolls down the street in Carytown, near downtown Richmond, Va. Consumers remained cautious in December, putting more money…

February 1, 2016

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Turnout is name of the game in Monday’s Iowa caucuses

The result Sunday was a blur of conflicting messages. Even as the contenders begged backers to caucus, many hopefuls also…

January 30, 2016

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Jewel-pilfering Doris Payne reflects on life

And that’s exactly how authorities say the 85-year-old has managed to walk off with pricey jewels in countless thefts around…

January 30, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

GENEVA – A triple bombing killed at least 50 people in a predominantly Shiite suburb south of the Syrian capital…

January 30, 2016

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For Brazil’s rich and poor, disparate response to Zika

Tainara Lourenco, who is five months pregnant, sits inside her house at a slum in Recife, Brazil, on Friday. Lourenco…

January 30, 2016

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Report: Some 2,300 journalists killed in past 25 years

The annual total stood at 40 in the federation’s first year of counting, 1990, but has not dipped under the…

January 30, 2016

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Israel’s liberal artists decry attempts to limit expression

FILE – In this Sunday, June 21, 2015 file photo, Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev speaks during…

January 30, 2016

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Obama forced again to rethink troop numbers in Afghanistan

Afghan security forces patrol in Nad Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Dec. 22, 2015. Conditions in Afghanistan are…

January 30, 2016

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World Briefs

TOKYO – The government and ruling parties welcomed the Bank of Japan’s decision to adopt a negative interest rate policy,…

January 30, 2016

Nation & World

‘Affluenza’ family’s history of legal woes

Psychologist suggested taking boy from parents

January 30, 2016

Nation & World

Are cities driving toward fiscal crash?

Driverless cars may mean loss of ticket revenues

January 30, 2016

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Analysis finds more white people aware of racism

they believe that injustice must be confronted

January 30, 2016