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Wacky weather hits U.S.

Niño buries West in snow, heats up East Coast

December 22, 2015

Bowe Bergdahl arraigned at North Carolina Army base

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Bergdahl leaves the courthouse Tuesday after his arraignment hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C.Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer…

December 22, 2015

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Records show Hitler enjoyed special treatment in prison

Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialists, emerges from the party’s Munich headquarters. Historical documents show Hitler enjoyed special treatment,…

December 22, 2015

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Colombians looking for who to blame in Miss Universe mix-up

From President Juan Manuel Santos to Miss Colombia’s relatives in the Caribbean port city of Barranquilla, millions of Colombians who…

December 21, 2015

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Obama says Trump exploiting U.S. blue-collar workers’ fear

In a year-end interview with NPR News, Obama said demographic changes combined with the “economic stresses” people have been feeling…

December 21, 2015

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Donald Trump breathing life into white supremacy

In an era of gay marriage and a black president, more than a half-century after the Civil Rights Act of…

December 21, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The year-end spending bill that passed Congress on Friday contains $750 million to help El Salvador, Guatemala and…

December 21, 2015

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Police: Las Vegas crash driver was out of money

Suspect Lakeisha N. Holloway, 24, resided in Oregon and had been in Las Vegas for about a week in her…

December 21, 2015

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Six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan

U.S. Army soldiers stand with Afghan policemen before a joint patrol of Qalanderkhail, outside of Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.…

December 21, 2015

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Lindsey Graham ends presidential bid

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who announced Monday he was ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, thanked his supporters…

December 21, 2015

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Driver plows into crowds in Las Vegas

The woman in her 20s, who has not been identified, struck pedestrians as she drove onto the walkway in front…

December 21, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Rescuers pulled five bodies from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into an orchard in…

December 20, 2015

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Donald Trump defends Vladimir Putin against rumors of assassinations

‘Nobody has proven that he’s killed anyone’

December 20, 2015

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GOP looks at alternatives to repeal Affordable Care Act

budget deal, health law foes took a different path

December 20, 2015

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Dead ends fuel militant recruits in Brussels

But the next day, Abdeslam drove to Paris, and on Nov. 13 he blew himself up outside a cafe on…

December 20, 2015

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Fake bomb on flight forces emergency landing in Kenya

The homemade apparatus was discovered around midnight hidden in a lavatory cabinet behind a mirror where it was apparently placed…

December 20, 2015

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Cats, dogs partying like animals

Aimee Beltran uses her 6-year-old Chihuahua to model her ugly sweater ideas on her blog.Aimee Beltran via Associated Press Zigzilla…

December 20, 2015

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Sanders apologizes to Clinton, supporters for data breach

Democratic contenders for president face off

December 19, 2015

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Not feeling like Christmas? Find peace, serenity in the lights

More than ever, I’ve found myself consumed by the season’s obligations, unleavened by its joys. It was in that mood…

December 19, 2015

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United Nations endorses peace process for Syria

Assad’s role not mentioned

December 19, 2015

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Islamic State expands Afghan footprint with terror campaign

The August killings were recorded on camera and posted on social media like so many IS atrocities across the Mideast…

December 19, 2015

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World Briefs

COENHAGEN, Denmark – Rescue workers used shovels, excavators, search dogs and powerful lamps to dig through tons of snow in…

December 19, 2015

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Nation Briefs

Heritage Auctions has announced the sale of a Roosevelt dime that was minted onto a nail.Heritage Auctions via AP President…

December 19, 2015

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‘Star Wars: Force Awakens’ crosses record $250M globally Friday

predicted to have enormous opening weekend

December 19, 2015