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Democrats see Rubio and Kasich as 2016 threats

That’s what Democratic insiders are saying about the Republican outsiders who sit solidly atop preference polls in the race for…

Gadfly’s last battle: Legalized euthanasia

For Hooker, cancer felt like ‘jolt,’ but also opportunity

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Congress is racing toward a Friday deadline to renew the law that pays for national transportation programs, and…

Iraq warned of coming attacks

French police patrol the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, on Sunday two days after more than 120 people…

Paris police hunt for more IS attackers

French police identified this suspect as Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old born in Brussels. They broadcast his name and image across…

California student slain at Paris restaurant was ‘a dynamo,’ friend says

Gonzalez, a senior at California State University at Long Beach, was with two other students from the university and the…

Clinton, Sanders go head to head

Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley take the stage during a Democratic presidential primary debate, Saturday…

Rare pit bull police dog defies breed’s stereotypes

‘Sweetheart’ was rescued from a shelter

Lawyers argue Wind River boundary dispute before judges

While the legal outcome promises to hinge on how judges interpret treaties and actions Congress made more than a century…

Terrorists’ strike leaves emptiness

On somber streets, scattered with the dead leaves of autumn, Parisians went through the motions of trying to pick up…

Death toll in Paris terror attacks reaches 129; 352 others injured

Police were out in strength Saturday in Paris, and many attractions such as the Eiffel Tower were closed after a…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The global anxiety sparked by a series of deadly attacks in Paris by the Islamic State group has…

Judge reverses his order taking baby from couple

April Hoagland, left, and Beckie Peirce, a same-sex married couple, said Friday they are relieved after finding out they will…

Series of terror attacks in Paris kill up to 120

Rescue workers help a woman after a shooting Friday outside the Bataclan theater in Paris. French President Francois Hollande declared…

Fewer Americans are on the move

Number of people who relocate is half what it was 65 years ago

Warm weather puts chill on Belgian ice festival

The organizers for the Ice Magic Festival in Bruges, Belgium, are paying higher electricity bills for this year’s event because…

Spy for Israel due for release

Pollard Pollard, 61, had been serving a life sentence but was granted parole this year under sentencing rules in place…

World Briefs

LONDON – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lunched with Queen Elizabeth II and rallied thousands of cheering supporters on the…

Islamic State forces suffer twin setbacks

Kurds, rebels retake towns in Syria, Iraq

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – There’s little doubt which candidate the Democratic Party establishment supports for president. It’s not even close. Hillary Clinton…

Gum unstuck from famed wall

Jessica Wang, left, and Michael Teylan, both of Los Angeles, create a “bubble gum kiss” while visiting Seattle’s famous gum…

Help wanted: Book looks at 50 felines on the job

Carlow the cat began his career with the New York firefighters on Engine 22, Ladder 13 by catching mice at…

Struggle over ‘Life’ sparks lawsuit

Life is getting complicated for the widow of a toy inventor, who filed a lawsuit claiming Hasbro and another inventor…