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Obama declares war on the ‘superbugs’

But is it enough? Some want more done

March 28, 2015

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The State Department has ordered an internal audit of its recordkeeping, officials said Friday, outlining a top-to-bottom look…

March 27, 2015

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BRUSSELS – The European Union is assessing new ways to push Israel back to the peace negotiating table with the…

March 27, 2015

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GOP appears to be on roll in Congress

Week of successes may be hard to follow

March 27, 2015

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Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned by Italy high court

Italy’s highest court on Friday overturned murder convictions against American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the 2007 death…

March 27, 2015

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2015

Reid Reid, 75, who suffered serious eye and facial injuries in a Jan. 1 exercise accident at his Las Vegas…

March 27, 2015

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U.S. economic growth may be mild, but it’s also really durable

A man welds parts in fans for industrial ventilation systems at the Robinson Fans Inc. plant in Harmony, Pa.Keith Srakocic/Associated…

March 27, 2015

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Co-pilot’s health in doubt

Man may have been treated for mental illness

March 27, 2015

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Senate OKs Republican balanced-budget plan, following House

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says “Republicans have shown the Senate is under management” with its passage of…

March 27, 2015

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Co-pilot ‘very happy’ with Germanwings job

Lubitz’s club colleague denies suicide

March 26, 2015

Nation & World

Census: Florida city tops list of fastest-growing areas

Vacationers enjoy the beach in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the second-fasting growing metropolitan area in the nation between July 2013 and…

March 26, 2015

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Alone at controls, co-pilot sought to ‘destroy’ the plane

Travelers observe a minute of silence to remember the plane crash victims as they queue at the airport in Duesseldorf…

March 26, 2015

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NEW YORK – An apparent gas explosion leveled an apartment building, largely destroyed another and launched rubble and shards of…

March 25, 2015

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who slipped away from his patrol base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held…

March 25, 2015

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GOP-controlled House passes budget to erase deficits

Final passage, 228-199, came shortly after Republicans bumped up recommended defense spending to levels proposed by President Barack Obama. Much…

March 25, 2015

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Distraction a factor in 6 in 10 teen driver crashes

In this frame grab from a video provided by The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a teen driver loses control…

March 25, 2015

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Germanwings audio shows pilot locked out

He can be heard trying to ‘smash the door down’

March 25, 2015

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World Briefs

SAN QUINTIN, Mexico – Workers at large, export-oriented farms in the Mexican border state of Baja California have led a…

March 24, 2015

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UN nuclear watchdog says Iran not providing needed information, access

WASHINGTON – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran has failed to provide the information or…

March 24, 2015

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150 dead in plane crash in French Alps

Black box recovered

March 24, 2015

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Students have sound idea for firefighting

Engineering majors use bass waves to snuff flames

March 24, 2015

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Scientists track life-giving stardust

Researchers get first glimpse of cosmic dust

March 24, 2015

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Jet with 150 people crashes in French Alps; Europe in shock

A family of people involved in a crashed plane arrives at the Barcelona airport in Spain on Tuesday. A Germanwings…

March 24, 2015

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New police video shows Secret Service SUV nudge barrier

This frame grab image from a Metropolitan Police Department surveillance video shows Secret Service agents in their government vehicle driving…

March 24, 2015