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U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted after suspected suicide

U.S. Capitol Police locked down the Capitol in Washington on Saturday as a precaution after shots were fired in what…

April 11, 2015

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Obama, Castro vow to pursue new future for U.S. and Cuba

President Barack Obama speaks as he joins other world leaders for the opening plenary of the Summit of the Americas…

April 11, 2015

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Gap remains in video record of fatal S.C. police shooting

A group prays at the scene where Walter Scott was killed by a North Charleston police officer Saturday after a…

April 10, 2015

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2 women die after tornadoes hit Illinois area

Several buildings were destroyed and two people killed after at least two tornadoes touched down in the Fairdale, Ill., area…

April 10, 2015

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Pakistan won’t join Yemen fight

is setback for Saudi effort

April 10, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – A uniformed officer in the Secret Service’s Foreign Missions Branch was put on leave and his security clearance…

April 10, 2015

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Repair Fair offers free fixes for gadgets

Fixer Fran Blanche, right foreground, examines Kathy Kruger’s broken laser star projector at the Repair Fair at Greensgrow in Philadelphia.…

April 10, 2015

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Obama, Castro plan to meet

Leaders will discuss re-establishing ties

April 10, 2015

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Poll hints at possible trouble for Clinton

want someone to challenge her for nomination

April 10, 2015

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Large tornado causes significant damage in central Illinois

Neighbors Robert Frye, left, and Barry Winkler help clean up splintered tree parts that blasted into their yards after a…

April 9, 2015

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U.S., Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions

The Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment is taking part in NATO military exercises in Lithuania as a demonstration of NATO’s commitment…

April 9, 2015

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Cuba may get wish: Off list

hints he will drop country’s terror designation

April 9, 2015

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Killing came as no surprise to city’s blacks

Jeffrey Spell of Charleston, S.C., is one of many people who have been placing flowers, stuffed animals and notes at…

April 9, 2015

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World & Nation Briefs

AMSTERDAM – Scores of prostitutes have taken to the streets of Amsterdam to protest moves to rejuvenate the city’s famed…

April 9, 2015

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Elder care costs keep climbing; nursing home bill now $91K

Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. The cost of staying in…

April 9, 2015

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Regulators penalize PG&E $1.6 billion for pipeline blast

A massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif.. after a natural gas pipeline exploded in…

April 9, 2015

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World Briefs

BOSTON – Federal prosecutors Wednesday said they are “gratified” by the guilty verdict against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and…

April 8, 2015

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Officer is charged in shooting case

shows black suspect shot in back

April 8, 2015

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Poll: Cubans expect ties to U.S. will help economy

Some Cubans are already benefiting from the announcement that the United States and Cuba will re-establish diplomatic ties. A new…

April 8, 2015

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Nations increase roles in conflict in Yemen

sends ships to guard shipping

April 8, 2015

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White House criticizes ruling on Obama’s immigration action

Various human rights organizations gather outside the federal courthouse in Brownsville, Texas, while U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen was deciding…

April 8, 2015

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev convicted in Boston Marathon bombing

U.S. Attorney Carmez Ortiz said in a statement that prosecutors are now focused on “the work that remains to be…

April 8, 2015

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Racism not due for any millennial change it seems

University of Maryland students discuss what can be done to stop racism on universities. A review of results from the…

April 7, 2015

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Nation Briefs

CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term Tuesday in a runoff election campaign that hinged on serious…

April 7, 2015