Nation & World

Reports fault U.S. for hospital attack

Some await discipline in Afghanistan strike

November 25, 2015

More optimism among middle class buoys U.S. consumer sentiment

The latest consumer sentiment survey suggests consumers are feeling more confident about their personal finances and could spend more this…

November 25, 2015

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Brussels schools reopen, manhunt ongoing for Paris suspects

Belgian army soldiers are continuing to patrol parts of the country’s capital as schools and subway stations began reopening in…

November 25, 2015

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Efforts to enroll Hispanics for health coverage lagging

3-month enrollment season continues through January

November 24, 2015

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Russia calls downing of jet ‘stab in the back’

Russians protested outside the Turkish Embassy in Moscow Tuesday after Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian plane assisting Syrian…

November 24, 2015

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Highway safety chief says traffic deaths on the rise

Traffic fatalities are on the rise again, and the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that…

November 24, 2015

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Paris terrorists planned second attack

Police raid may have stopped suicide bombing

November 24, 2015

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World & Nation Briefs

TUNIS, Tunisia – An explosion struck a bus carrying members of Tunisia’s presidential guard in the country’s capital Tuesday, killing…

November 24, 2015

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Obama, Hollande pledge solidarity against Islamic State

President Barack Obama vowed during a news conference with French President François Hollande Tuesday that “we will not succumb to…

November 24, 2015

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In a first, booster returns safely to Earth

Blue Origin, a private space company owned by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, successfully landed a rocket that had been launched…

November 24, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a…

November 23, 2015

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White House asks allies to step up in IS campaign

Obama Requests for more counterintelligence, military and humanitarian assistance came a day before French President François Hollande was to arrive…

November 23, 2015

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Airports see increase in delays on the runway

Construction projects add to increasing taxiway time

November 23, 2015

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Suicide vest found in Paris

The discovery of the vest came as Belgium’s prime minister cited a “serious and imminent” threat justifying keeping the highest…

November 23, 2015

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Police hunt suspects in New Orleans mass park shooting

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is asking witnesses to come forward to help identify suspects in Sunday night’s shootout at…

November 23, 2015

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Brussels stays on high alert over threat

Citing a “serious and imminent” threat, Prime Minister Charles Michel announced that schools and universities in Brussels will be closed…

November 22, 2015

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Man comes to aid of woman, shot by her attacker in New Orleans

It was 4 a.m. and the woman was being dragged into a car against her will by a man in…

November 22, 2015

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Mali hotel attack aimed at peace talks

Halting peace negotiations have been dragging on between the central government and northern separatist groups for more than two years…

November 22, 2015

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College presidents defend importance of free speech

Yale University students and faculty rally to demand that Yale become more inclusive to all students on Cross Campus in…

November 22, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – With time running out on open enrollment season, many seniors are facing sharply higher premiums for Medicare’s popular…

November 21, 2015

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Homicides of transgender women in U.S. reach alarming high

While Caitlyn Jenner made the cover of Vanity Fair and Laverne Cox prospered as a popular actress, other transgender women…

November 21, 2015

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Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Two members of the Eagles of Death Metal band tell VICE that several people hid in their…

November 21, 2015

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Head over to a 99-cent store for goofy, stylin’ holiday gifts

Various items were purchased at a discount store in New York for $17.04.Bruce Barton/Associated Press Such emporiums are alive with…

November 21, 2015

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Kentucky town saddened by girl’s slaying

Justice sought for 7-year-old child

November 21, 2015