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Election Briefs

Walker CHARLESTON, S.C. – Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is calling for U.S. forces in Iraq to engage in direct…

August 28, 2015

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200 feared dead in latest migrant disaster

The United Nations refugee agency said Friday that as many as 200 people may be dead after a ship carrying…

August 28, 2015

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Europeans to take look at rail security

Officials rule out new border controls

August 28, 2015

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Modeling camp gets a touch-up

If left to their own devices, the dozen young ladies – ages 11 to 16 – attending Modeling Camp D.C.…

August 28, 2015

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Another nasty winter in store for Northeast?

That’s what the Farmers’ Almanac predicts

August 28, 2015

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Fight between school, Ohio down to the wire

exotic animals as mascots at issue

August 28, 2015

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Halloween costume wars heat up

decides what’s offensive?

August 28, 2015

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Two homeless pythons headed to sanctuary

17 to 18 feet long, male about 15 feet

August 28, 2015

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Buzz Aldrin forming ‘master plan’ for Mars

astronaut envisions tours of duty to planet

August 28, 2015

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Erika’s path uncertain, but Floridians get ready

Tropical storm is ‘fighting for its life right now’

August 28, 2015

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Bush returns to New Orleans for 10th anniversary of Katrina

Former President George W. Bush on Friday greets juniors in a Spanish class at Warren Easton Charter High School in…

August 28, 2015

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World Briefs

MONACO – In an unprecedented gesture of repentance, Monaco’s Prince Albert II apologized Thursday for his country’s role in deporting…

August 27, 2015

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Obama hails Katrina recovery

President says story of New Orleans is ‘the story of America’

August 27, 2015

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Erika heading toward Florida

Tropical storm strikes Caribbean

August 27, 2015

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County clerk defies order to OK same-sex marriages

Kentucky official says she will ask Supreme Court to delay its mandate

August 27, 2015

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Judge puts waterways rule on hold

Colorado joined lawsuit to stop EPA regulation

August 27, 2015

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Nation Briefs

LOS ANGELES – Planned Parenthood Federation of America defended its practices Thursday in a lengthy letter to congressional leaders and…

August 27, 2015

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Austria tries to identify dead migrants

Discovery comes as Europe meets to discuss crisis

August 27, 2015

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South Sudan’s leader questions peace deal

bows to U.S. threat of new sanctions

August 26, 2015

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Donors may welcome run by Biden

about Clinton grows

August 26, 2015

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World Briefs

MINSK, Belarus – The warring sides in the eastern Ukraine conflict have called for a cease-fire Sept. 1, the day…

August 26, 2015

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Shooter was ‘just waiting to go BOOM’

TV reporter posted video of fatal shooting on social media

August 26, 2015

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Nation Briefs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee judge has upheld the state’s lethal-injection process for executing inmates. Davidson County Chancery Judge Claudia…

August 26, 2015

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Officials: ’96 bombing suspect captured

tied to attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen in Saudi Arabia

August 26, 2015