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Top military chief voices concerns about fight against IS

Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, from left, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Secretary of State John Kerry…

Nation & World Briefs

FERGUSON, Mo. – The police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson has resigned in the wake of a…

Government earns little respect in U.S.

Survey: Americans have little faith in their leaders

Global outage shuts down Apple’s iTunes, App stores

The Apple logo is illuminated in the entrance to the Fifth Avenue Apple store in New York. Apple’s widely used…

New low in relations between Obama, congressional GOP

President Barack Obama speaks at Georgia Tech in Atlanta Tuesday. Relations between the White and congressional Republicans have hit a…

Ferguson fallout continues

manager leaves in wake of federal report

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ATLANTA – President Barack Obama says college affordability isn’t just important for students, but for the nation as well. Obama…

New fossil find may reset human timeline

This jawbone fragment is the oldest known fossil from an evolutionary tree branch that eventually led to modern humans.William Kimbel/Associated…

Astronomers get rare peek at space

Multiple views of supernova seen

Paul joins Democrats in bid to boost medical marijuana

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. is joining an effort with two Democratic senators to push a bill to remove federal prohibitions…

Clinton denies violating rules

Scrambling to extinguish a growing political controversy ahead of the expected April launch of her 2016 presidential campaign, Clinton held…

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N’DJAMENA, Chad – Soldiers from Chad and Niger launched the largest international push to defeat Nigeria’s Islamic extremists whose war…

Time for the Apple Watch

The computer company has long priced its gadgets and laptops at a premium over other electronics. Some middle-class consumers may…

Disputing credit report could get easier under new rules

The three largest credit reporting agencies will change the way they handle records in a major revamp long sought by…

GOP senators warning over U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations

Then-Sen.-elect Tom Cotton, R-Ark. waves at his election watch party in North Little Rock, Ark., after defeating incumbent Sen. Mark…

World Briefs

BAGHDAD – Iraqi forces and pro-government militias have routed Islamic State fighters from two key areas near the city of…

Fed report on Ferguson resonates across country

‘Why not here?’

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called Sunday on Hillary Clinton to “step up and come out” to explain in…

2 charged, 3 detained in killing

Russia’s opposition movement shaken

Another ancient site destroyed

loots, wrecks 2,000-year-old Iraqi city

Clinton’s emails: Secrets, security and the law

are some answers to your questions

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Director John Brennan has ordered a sweeping reorganization of the CIA, an overhaul designed to make its leaders…

Community solar is hot stuff

Concept of shared ownership started in Colorado