Nation & World

Age not always a barrier for aggressive medical treatment

Aortic valve surgery patient Irwin Weiner poses for a photo on Friday, at his home in Boca Raton, Florida. Very…

December 13, 2015

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The art of holiday catalogs

Snagging the $300 ax you never knew you needed ... or even wanted

December 13, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

LOS ANGELES – A black man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles deputies kept holding a gun as he…

December 13, 2015

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California community sees fear, anger after massacre

The post-massacre atmosphere has also provoked anxiety among Muslims in this part of Southern California. On Friday, an arsonist started…

December 13, 2015

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State gun rights expand after Sandy Hook massacre

But in the three years since, many states have moved in the opposite direction, embracing the National Rifle Association’s axiom…

December 13, 2015

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Survivor’s recovery from mass shooting a daily battle

For attack victim, psychological wounds just as painful as bullets

December 13, 2015

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Obama aims to calm terror fears

Obama’s visits to the Pentagon and the National Counterterrorism Center are part of a push to further explain his terrorism-fighting…

December 13, 2015

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Trump’s idea for ban on Muslims strikes chord among GOP voters

54% of Republicans in poll agree with temporary ban

December 12, 2015

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World Briefs

KABUL, Afghanistan – Attackers entered the Spanish Embassy in Kabul after a deadly car bombing in a diplomatic neighborhood of…

December 12, 2015

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Lawsuits seek labels on food supplied by slave laborers

Nestle officials announced in November that a report commissioned by the company had found that some of the Thailand suppliers…

December 11, 2015

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Carson slams GOP leaders

Fears party may ‘subvert will of voters’

December 11, 2015

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Seven mutts become first test-tube puppies in world

Researchers say the in vitro fertilization technique used to conceive seven test tube puppies at the Baker Institute for Animal…

December 11, 2015

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Maine town celebrates inventor of the earmuff

Chester Greenwood was a 15-year-old bestowed with generous ears when he decided he had had enough of the biting cold…

December 11, 2015

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Smoldering sweet potatoes vex small North Carolina town

A silo full of dehydrated sweet potatoes has been smoldering in the town an hour east of Raleigh since at…

December 11, 2015

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Election Briefs

WASHINGTON – Republican voters don’t think Donald Trump is likable. They don’t think he’s compassionate. And many don’t consider him…

December 11, 2015

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World Briefs

HAVANA – Cuba and the United States announced Friday they have struck a deal to re-establish direct mail service, which…

December 11, 2015

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Concerns about deal grow

Experts fear pact may put politics above science

December 11, 2015

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Evidence suggests police killed 4 in Waco melee

Evidence offers new details about biker shootout

December 11, 2015

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Bill keeps government open

Congress buys more time to work on tax, budget deals

December 11, 2015

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – There has yet to be a confirmed U.S. collision between a drone and a manned aircraft, but there’s…

December 11, 2015

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Report cites 241 close encounters between pilots, drones

A new report highlights the growing problem of drones operating near airports, with the Federal Aviation Administration saying there have…

December 11, 2015

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Retail sales rise in November as shopping picks up

Shoppers check out at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Springdale, Ark. The Commerce Department reported Friday that retail sales rose 0.2…

December 11, 2015

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Swiss boost security after terror plot report

Police looking for four suspects in Geneva

December 10, 2015

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Boston train takes off from station without driver

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority investigators are looking into reports a cord was wrapped around an accelerator handle in the operator’s…

December 10, 2015