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NASA ceremony marks deaths of astronauts

Challenger accident occurred 30 years ago

January 28, 2016

Aide downplays Obama’s interest in high court seat

On Tuesday, a voter in Decorah, Iowa, asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton whether she would consider naming Obama…

January 28, 2016

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Holdouts in Oregon siege offer to leave

Last occupiers want promise that they won’t be arrested

January 28, 2016

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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan lawmakers directed another $28 million on Thursday to address Flint’s lead-contaminated water supply, allocating money for…

January 28, 2016

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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Seeking to assert Taiwan’s sovereignty and build his legacy, President Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit Thursday to…

January 28, 2016

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Man with guns arrested at Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris remained open Thursday after a man with two handguns was arrested trying to enter one of the amusement…

January 28, 2016

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Few U.S. neighborhoods affordable, near schools

Pedestrians wait to cross streets in Seattle’s University District neighborhood on Wednesday. Across the country, just 14 percent of neighborhoods…

January 27, 2016

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Trump won’t debate; calls Fox’s Kelly ‘a lightweight’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his threat to boycott Thursday night’s GOP debate. Trump, who has…

January 27, 2016

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Data raises concern about stun gun use

Study shows Connecticut police more likely to fire when suspect is minority

January 27, 2016

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Officials say France wants more Iran sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his first visit to Europe since a nuclear accord was signed with several Western countries…

January 27, 2016

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McCain WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee assailed Pentagon officials on Wednesday for relying on Russian…

January 27, 2016

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Fed voices concern about global economic pressures

Susan Walsh/Associated Press file photo<br><br>The Federal Reserve, headed by Chair Janet Yellen, issued a statement Wednesday saying it was studying…

January 27, 2016

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No injuries as fire closes New Orleans’ historic Canal Street

A man watches as firefighters put out a blaze on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans Wednesday.Gerald Herbert/Associated Press The…

January 27, 2016

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Police seek end to Ore. standoff

Details unclear about death of armed group member

January 27, 2016

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U.S. rethinking its Afghanistan plans

Troops may be needed there for years

January 26, 2016

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MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the conclusion by a British judge that former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko had…

January 26, 2016

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Science group warns of Doomsday threat

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Richard Perry said the world is closer to nuclear war today than it was during…

January 26, 2016

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Italian premier ridiculed for covering nude statues

Effort to hide nude statues draws derision

January 26, 2016

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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday bowed out of the final Republican presidential debate before the leadoff Iowa…

January 26, 2016

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Members of armed group are arrested

1 killed in shootout during traffic stop

January 26, 2016

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Task force recommends how to cut U.S. prisoner count by 60,000

Former Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts, chairman of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections, said Tuesday the federal prison…

January 26, 2016

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U.S. loosens rules for Cuban trade

Decision will also ease travel restrictions

January 26, 2016

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Ex-prosecutor to spearhead investigation into Flint water

Republican Bill Schuette said Todd Flood, a former assistant prosecutor for Wayne County, which includes Detroit, will spearhead the investigation…

January 25, 2016

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Rubio’s Iowa crisscross approach bends caucus campaign norm

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. poses for a photo during a campaign event, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 in…

January 25, 2016