Nation & World

Many fruits, conversations stem from artists’ grafts

The artist calls his creations the Tree of 40 Fruit. And the tree at Syracuse University, and others like it,…

August 21, 2015

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Battleground dig uncovers stone walls

Archaeologists find colonial fort in New York

August 21, 2015

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Better response helps reconnect pets, people

Since Katrina, rescue laws have changed

August 21, 2015

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Artists collect knots for papal art exhibit

Artist Meg Saligman says a Philadelphia exhibit that will house more than 30,000 knots will represent the personal and societal…

August 21, 2015

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NRA training questioned

Group offering weapons courses to Indiana guard units

August 21, 2015

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Two Koreas trade military threats

U.S. temporarily halts exercises with South as tensions rise

August 21, 2015

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran gained momentum in Congress on Friday as a key Jewish Democrat…

August 21, 2015

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First female Rangers get tabs

Graduates celebrate at ceremony

August 21, 2015

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Turkey’s leader sets new vote

Erdogan said he will meet with the parliament speaker on Monday, the day after the deadline for forming a new…

August 21, 2015

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World Brief

PARIS â€“ Three people were wounded, including two seriously, when a gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon on a…

August 21, 2015

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Social media fills news gap

Poll: Black millennials going online

August 21, 2015

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S.D. nurse embeds in colony life to transform health care

The 33-year-old nurse, who doesn’t speak German, has spent the past few years gaining the trust of several communities of…

August 21, 2015

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Witnesses: IS militants destroyed ancient site

The ancient St. Elian Monastery near the town of Qaryatain, Syria, was destroyed by Islamic State militants, activists are reporting.…

August 21, 2015

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Unemployment stays low in U.S. states with nomination fights

Mike Groll/Associated Press<br><br>Unemployment fell in about half of the states in July, including many of the states that are set…

August 21, 2015

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Korean border tensions erupt

South sends shells North after reported rocket attack

August 20, 2015

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Nation Brief

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – A convicted killer serving life behind bars when he staged a daring escape from a maximum-security prison…

August 20, 2015

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Many cheating-site users were federal employees

finds customers included White House workers

August 20, 2015

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Some Israelis seek to end feud with U.S.

Many worry that Netanyahu risks damaging vital alliance

August 20, 2015

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Rangers deny giving women any breaks

2 female grads are excited, but exhausted

August 20, 2015

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World Briefs

Tsipras JERUSALEM – A Palestinian held without charge by Israel ended his unprecedented 66-day hunger strike Thursday, his lawyer said,…

August 20, 2015

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Officials: Large bomb explodes in Cairo, injuring 6

People gather near where a bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in the Shubra neighborhood of Cairo,…

August 19, 2015

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World & Nation Briefs

DAMASCUS, Syria – Islamic State militants beheaded a leading Syrian antiquities scholar who spent most of his life looking after…

August 19, 2015

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Motel manager credited with reducing fatalities

Fire Department officials said Wednesday they found no bodies inside the burned ruins of a section of a Motel 6…

August 19, 2015

Nation & World

Drought brings sinking feeling to Californians

Groundwater pumping speeding up subsidence

August 19, 2015