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BANGKOK – Thai authorities arrested a foreign man Saturday they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with…

August 29, 2015

Fed Reserve keeps open possibility of Sept. hike

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Friday that incoming economic data and market developments will likely determine whether the…

August 29, 2015

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China, India pacing U.S. immigration data

Census Bureau says Mexicans still dominate overall numbers

August 29, 2015

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Tropical Storm Erika destroys Caribbean island of Dominica

Rose Dormice on Saturday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, inspects her bedroom where the roof collapsed during high winds and heavy rains…

August 29, 2015

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All across the Gulf, remembering Katrina

Residents mark 10th anniversary of hurricane

August 29, 2015

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U.S. appeals court lets NSA program continue

The National Security Agency is continuing to collect telephone data on millions of Americans while the program is being switched…

August 28, 2015

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Survey: Generation LOL most irked by grammar, spelling slips

The site found in an online Harris Poll done July 31 to Aug. 4 that 80 percent of American adults…

August 28, 2015

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday compared tensions between the U.S. and Israel over the Iranian nuclear deal to…

August 28, 2015

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EPA moves forward with water rules

Foes hope to block new regulation from taking effect in more states

August 28, 2015

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Despite volatility, on-air rampage difficult to predict

Experts say it is difficult to determine in advance whether someone such as Vester Lee Flanagan II, who killed WDBJ…

August 28, 2015

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Clinton quietly working to block run by Biden

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign is taking behind-the-scenes steps to discourage Vice President Joe Biden from entering the…

August 28, 2015

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World Briefs

WARSAW, Poland – A Polish official said Friday he has seen an image made by ground-penetrating radar that seemed to…

August 28, 2015

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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

Using exotic animals as mascots at issue

August 28, 2015

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Halloween costume wars heat up

Who decides what’s offensive?

August 28, 2015

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Two homeless pythons headed to sanctuary

Female 17 to 18 feet long, male about 15 feet

August 28, 2015

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Buzz Aldrin forming ‘master plan’ for Mars

Former 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