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EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list

Peggy Pauly, a minister’s wife from Yerrington, Nev., helped organize local efforts to demand additional cleanup work at an abandoned…

December 25, 2015

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Pope urges Christmas prayers for peace

Pope Francis delivers his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of…

December 25, 2015

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Alabama tornado adds to storm woes in South

storms expected in Mississippi

December 25, 2015

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World Briefs

ABUJA, Nigeria – A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria on Thursday,…

December 25, 2015

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16-year-old Aspen High School student solos her own flight

From left, Aspen High School students Juliette Woodrow, Ethan Burkley and Grace Ferguson pose in Aspen on Dec. 11. Ferguson…

December 25, 2015

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Self-cleaning litter box fuels online pet supply sales

Bobby Hill, co-owner of Countryside Pet Supply in West Plains, Mo., says the ScoopFree Automatic Litter Box has turned his…

December 25, 2015

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The ‘Dogist’ blog, book makes dogs look human

Elias Weiss Friedman, author of The Dogist, explains that there are few people in his photographs of dogs because they…

December 25, 2015

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For family of special-needs kids, there’s special help

Typical days involve feeding tubes, breathing treatments, medications and assembly-line showers, not to mention taking kids to school, making dinner…

December 25, 2015

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Rogue toy drones are interfering with military operations

The Air Force launched a new program last week to begin training its pilots and air-traffic controllers about the hazards…

December 24, 2015

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Feds won’t accept Missouri driver’s licenses

Transportation Security Administration agents check travelers identifications on Nov. 15 at a security check point area in Terminal 3 at…

December 24, 2015

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Christians in Bethlehem mark Christmas amid violence

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, wished “peace and love” for all after he arrived in Bethlehem Thursday to…

December 24, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A long-standing dispute sparked a shooting at a crowded North Carolina shopping mall on Christmas Eve, police…

December 24, 2015

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Curtain falling on Hollywood junkyard

of TV shows, movies have filmed at site over years

December 24, 2015

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Scientific paper: Rudolph’s red nose offers some real advantages

Dartmouth College professor Nathaniel Dominy is recommending that children leave Santa’s favorite reindeer cookies this Christmas Eve because Rudolf’s bright…

December 24, 2015

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Tornadoes pound South

brings heavy rains as it moves farther East

December 24, 2015

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Suspect in Las Vegas Strip crash is distraught, attorney says

Lakeisha N. Holloway, third from left, leaves the courtroom as one of her public defenders, Scott Coffee, left, looks on…

December 24, 2015

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Tornado touches down in Mississippi as storm hits South

Construction workers John Croft, from left, Michael Edwards and Lee Croft, repair damage to the roof of a chicken house…

December 23, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

IOWA CITY, Iowa – A prominent lottery official who has run the Powerball game since its inception was quietly removed…

December 23, 2015

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UK to investigate report U.S. denied Muslim family entry

Cameron The issue is sensitive because U.S. Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has called for a temporary ban on Muslims…

December 23, 2015

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Airlines hope to weather holiday storm

Companies add flights, but rain and snow could delay travelers

December 23, 2015

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Minneapolis protesters disrupt mall, airport

Airport officials said access to one of two terminals was blocked, which also caused backups on nearby roads. Some protesters…

December 23, 2015

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U.S. consumer spending and incomes up in November

U.S. consumer spending rebounded in November after a weak showing in October, while a key inflation gauge posted the fastest…

December 23, 2015

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Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years

A new poll shows that Republicans are still deeply divided on abortion with 70 percent of conservative Republicans wanting it…

December 22, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

Mourners set up a makeshift memorial to the victims of a woman who allegedly plowed her car into crowds of…

December 22, 2015