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Nation & World Briefs

LOS ANGELES – UCLA says seven people were infected and nearly 200 exposed to a potentially deadly, drug-resistant “superbug” on…

February 19, 2015

Obama praises ‘truly American ideal’

Historic neighbhorhood named national monument

February 19, 2015

Study may send munchies up in smoke

New research suggests that marijuana users’ get the munchies because the drug tricks their brains into telling their bodies they…

Explosion at refinery may affect fuel prices

An explosion and fire at an ExxonMobile refinery in Torrance, Calif., on Wednesday is expected to push gasoline prices higher…

Ukrainian troops retreat from rail hub

of town to rebels casts doubts on cease-fire

Obama seeks help against extremists

‘We are not at war with Islam’

World Briefs

JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria’s Islamic extremist rebels Boko Haram renewed their threat to use violence to disrupt Nigeria’s upcoming elections. In…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday it is withholding from Israel some sensitive details of its nuclear negotiations with…

Fight injures Turkish lawmakers

Opposition fears bill targets demonstrators

Home construction slips in January

A worker measures before cutting while working on the framing of a house under construction in Coppell, Texas. The Commerce…

Kate Brown sworn in as Oregon governor; predecessor resigns

Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown is sworn in as Oregon governor by Oregon Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer in…

Obama picks Clancy as Secret Service director

Acting Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy has been picked by President Barack Obama to head the agency.Susan Walsh/Associated Press file…

U.S. to allow export of armed military drones

The State Department said Tuesday the new policy would allow foreign governments that meet certain requirements – and pledge not…

Did NSA plant spyware in computers around world?

A new report from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab released Monday said its researchers identified malicious programs or worms that…

Life on Earth may be older than thought

And yet, life thrived. That’s according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature, which analyzed 52 ancient rock…

Egypt seeks new UN force to help Libyans

An Egyptian fighter jet leaves the hangar in preparation to launch airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya after the…

Obama’s immigration plan put on hold

House vows to appeal judge’s ruling

Natino & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – More than 11 million people signed up for subsidized private health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law this…

Bronze baby shoes hot again

The oldest and by far the largest company that bronzes baby shoes started offering the service in 1934 and never…

D.C. monument taken down a notch

Memorial not as tall as always thought, new survey shows

Cold crowds get creative at Mardi Gras

CCH Pounder, an actress on the television series “NCIS New Orleans,” throws beads from a float during the Krewe of…

Good or bad Iran nuke deal? Israel vs. the U.S. administration

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Is the United States heading…

New defense chief vows to protect troops’ safety, dignity

Ash Carter is sworn in as the new secretary of defense by Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday in the Roosevelt…