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No checks, please: IRS no longer takes checks for $100 million

Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist is upset that the Obama administration is making it harder for the richest of Americans to…

September 14, 2015

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Kentucky clerk won’t interfere with gay marriage licenses

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said Monday she will take no action against any of her deputy clerks who issue…

September 14, 2015

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Germany begins temporary border checks

Migrants from Syria sleep inside a greenhouse at a makeshift camp for asylum seekers near Roszke, Hungary, on Sunday. Hundreds…

September 13, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

Three inmates were stabbed to death during an attack or fight at an Oklahoma prison and a fourth died of…

September 13, 2015

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Kentucky case divides religious groups

say clerk isn’t helping their cause

September 13, 2015

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California residents flee blazes

wildfires destroy at least 180 homes

September 13, 2015

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Nation Briefs

This photo made available by the Jackson County Detention Center on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 shows Brittany Mugrauer. The 24-year-old…

September 12, 2015

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Police chief: Minnesota man killed his family, then himself

Investigators believe Brian Short killed his wife, Karen, and their three teenage children in their Greenwood home late Monday or…

September 12, 2015

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Frustration builds with the slow process of Guantanamo shutdown

In this Nov. 18, 2008, file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, detainees can be seen from a tower overlooking…

September 12, 2015

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Rick Perry exits in early 2016 shake-up

A day after Rick Perry, Texas’ longest serving governor, ended his second Republican presidential run with a whimper, Trump marked…

September 12, 2015

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World Briefs

KIEV, Ukraine – A renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has held for more than 10 days, creating the possibility that…

September 12, 2015

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Restaurant explosion kills 89 people in India

The restaurant, located next to the main bus station in the town of Petlawad in Madhya Pradesh state, was crowded…

September 12, 2015

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Germany urges EU to accept refugees

Afghan people wait to board a bus that will take them to the center for asylum-seekers after crossing the Serbian-Hungarian…

September 12, 2015

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Caffeine trade thrived in ancient America

Researchers say this Mesa Verde black-on-white mug at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez may have been used for…

September 12, 2015

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Society shaped by grandmas

University of Utah anthropologist Kristen Hawkes’ new theory suggests that monogamy may not be as innate to humans as anthropologists…

September 12, 2015

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Master gardeners teach Boulder County Jail inmates

Inmate Aaron Cooper-Sibman harvests cabbages in the Boulder County Jail’s organic garden in Boulder on Sept. 4. The inmates grow…

September 12, 2015

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Police: Man shot by guard at Union Station dies

Police and emergency responders stand outside a McDonald’s inside Union Station in Washington after a security guard shot a suspect…

September 11, 2015

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Pluto images offer new surprises

The newest pictures from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s New Horizon probe shows an even more diverse landscape on…

September 11, 2015

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Russia seeks to boost support for Syria

The U.S. and NATO have raised concerns over Russia’s military buildup in Syria since they see President Bashar Assad as…

September 11, 2015

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World Briefs

SINGAPORE – The party that has ruled Singapore for a half-century has returned to power for five more years after winning…

September 11, 2015

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Sanders turns attention South

Campaign hopes to attract more black support

September 11, 2015

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European nations balk at migrant plan

proposal to impose new refugee quotas fails

September 11, 2015

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Nation Briefs

Dole WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House cast largely symbolic votes on Friday against the Iran nuclear deal and sought to…

September 11, 2015

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Election Brief

NEW YORK – Vice President Joe Biden said he is overwhelmed at times by his son’s death and unconvinced he…

September 11, 2015