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El Niño helps year end on warmer, wetter note

This year’s El Niño supercharged last year’s weather events, pushing the amount of rain that fell in the United States…

January 7, 2016

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FAIRFAX, Va. – President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his…

January 7, 2016

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Seeking support for gun actions, Obama tears into the NRA

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press<br><br>President Barack Obama answers questions from Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu, left standing, during a Thursday night CNN…

January 7, 2016

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’Affluenza’ teen’s mom returned to Texas to face charge

Tonya Couch, center right, is escorted off a flight after her arrival Thursday at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in…

January 7, 2016

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WASHINGTON – The GOP-led Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama Wednesday repealing his signature health law, fulfilling a promise…

January 6, 2016

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Advocate: IRS plans will hurt taxpayer help

The Internal Revenue Service’s proposals to push more of its taxpayer assistance efforts online is drawing concerns from the agency’s…

January 6, 2016

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Pressure is on China to curb N. Korea

But Beijing leery of pushing nation too hard

January 6, 2016

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New Navy leader: Nukes ‘foundational to our survival’

Navy Adm. John Richardson says the Navy must stay involved in the war against terrorism. However, he also wants to…

January 6, 2016

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Malicious acts cause more airline deaths than accidents

The Islamic State has claimed credit for a bomb that is suspected of blowing apart a Russian Metrojet plane over…

January 6, 2016

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Chipotle subpoenaed as part of investigation; sales plunge

The U.S. Food and Drug and Administration is conducting an investigation of Chipolte Mexican Grill Inc.’s handling of a norovirus…

January 6, 2016

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North Korea says it tested H-bomb, though advance doubted

North Koreans watch a news broadcast Wednesday outside Pyongyang Railway Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, announcing the government claim that…

January 6, 2016

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Foes seek migration curbs after sex assault reports

Police in Cologne, Germany, are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in a series of sexual assaults that…

January 5, 2016

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SAN FRANCISCO –- Forced by drought to become miserly with water, Californians were warned against reverting to old habits Tuesday…

January 5, 2016

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Toilets are major obsession for people in Japan

Japanese give a lot of thought to their lavatories

January 5, 2016

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Mother of ‘affluenza’ teen agrees to be sent back to Texas

Tonya Couch, left, has agreed to be extradited to Texas where she faces charges of hindering the apprehension of a…

January 5, 2016

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Gun rules’ impact on violence questioned

Experts say many sellers are unlicensed

January 5, 2016

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Smart-tech future beckons

Gadget show illustrates Internet everywhere

January 4, 2016

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Saudi allies scale back ties with Iran

Iranian demonstrators burn homemade U.S. and Israeli flags during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran,…

January 4, 2016

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Feds monitor armed protesters in Oregon but keep distance

Demonstrators came to the frozen high desert of eastern Oregon to contest the prison sentences of two ranchers who set…

January 4, 2016

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Cameron dismisses latest Islamic State video

“It’s desperate stuff from an organization that really does do the most utterly despicable and ghastly acts and people can…

January 3, 2016

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Poll: Whites and Republicans are the angriest Americans

These fiery sentiments were measured by NBC, Survey Monkey and Esquire over the course of four days in November, in…

January 3, 2016

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Pentagon: Hundreds of military kids sexually abused annually

Masa A military judge convicted Masa last year of sexual abuse of a child and production of child pornography, according…

January 3, 2016

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Stocks sink on first day of 2016 on China, Mideast worries

Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. U.S. stocks are opening 2016…

January 3, 2016

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NEW DELHI – A 6.7 magnitude earthquake left at least eight dead, scores more injured and houses and buildings flattened…

January 3, 2016