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Harrison Ford seriously injured after crash-landing plane

Fire officials Thursday work at the scene of a vintage airplane that crash-landed on the Penmar Golf Course in the…

March 5, 2015

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Europe swamped with crush of migrants arriving by land, sea

A baby looks out from the window of a bus after disembarking from a crippled freighter carrying hundreds of refugees…

March 5, 2015

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Circus packing in its pachyderms

Ringling Bros. to phase out animal acts

March 5, 2015

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U.S. downplays hopes of quick Iran deal

Iranian envoy says ‘we are very close, very close’

March 4, 2015

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Wreckage of WWII warship found

Site is near where Japanese battleship sank

March 4, 2015

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Americans set new highs in support of legal pot

Washington, D.C., voters last year said yes to legalizing marijuana use, a trend that is gaining more acceptance throughout the…

March 4, 2015

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World Briefs

BEIJING – China’s official military budget will grow by about 10 percent in the coming year, a legislative spokeswoman said…

March 4, 2015

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House panel seeks Clinton’s emails

Possible candidate faces new questions

March 4, 2015

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WASHINGTON – The Justice Department cleared a white former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed…

March 4, 2015

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Justices sharply divided over health-care law

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas speaks at a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday as the court was…

March 4, 2015

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DOJ report renews outrage in Ferguson

The Justice Department announced Wednesday it will not file charges against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death…

March 4, 2015

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Snowden WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that an emerging agreement between Iran and the…

March 3, 2015

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California survey finds Sierra snowpack far below normal

California’s third snow survey, measured near this stream near Echo Summit, this winter found the Sierra Nevada snowpack is far…

March 3, 2015

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Craft nears dwarf planet

Robert Mase, right, project manager for the Dawn mission at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, holds a news conference with Carol…

March 3, 2015

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Obama to sign funding bill for security agency

GOP forced to drop demands for immigration concessions

March 3, 2015

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U.S. report faults police in Ferguson

Officials: Review finds racial bias in legal system

March 3, 2015

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Netanyahu assails Iran nuclear talks; Obama disagrees

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday told a joint session of Congress that negotiations underway between Iran and the…

March 3, 2015

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BALTIMORE – Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a tough and dogged daughter of working-class Baltimore who rose to become the longest-serving woman…

March 2, 2015

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GOP: Our plans would help people losing health subsidies

The plans – one set from three GOP House chairmen, another from three top Republican senators – were far from…

March 2, 2015

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Jeb Bush distances himself from family

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush distanced himself from his family on Monday as he courted senior citizens in Nevada, the…

March 2, 2015

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World Briefs

BAGHDAD – Backed by Iranian-supported Shiite militias, Iraqi forces launched a large-scale offensive Monday to retake Saddam Hussein’s hometown from…

March 2, 2015

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Netanyahu assails deal with Iran, touts U.S. ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in Washington on Monday. Netanyahu’s…

March 2, 2015

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Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal threatens Israel’s security

Cliff Owen/Associated Press<br><br>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told attendees at the 2015 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy conference in…

March 2, 2015

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Veteran Democratic Sen. Mikulski won’t seek re-election

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. will not be seeking re-election to the Senate, she said Monday. Mikulski…

March 2, 2015