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Train derailment sends oil tanker into river

A fire burns Monday after a train derailment near Charleston, W. Va. Nearby residents were told to evacuate as state…

Old Man Winter lands in Southern states

Ron Davis walks to a doctor appointment early Monday in Bowling Green, Ky. The National Weather Service say anywhere from…

World Briefs

TOKYO – A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan early Tuesday, triggering minor tsunamis but no reports…

Egypt strikes Islamic State in Libya

Country also pushes for international action

Terrorist had violent roots in gang

Jens Dresling/Associate dPress<br><br>Flowers and candles lay in front of the Jewish Synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Monday following the weekend…

Slain suspect in Copenhagen attacks just got out of prison

Jens Dresling/Associate dPress<br><br>Flowers and candles lay in front of the Jewish Synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Monday following the weekend…

Copenhagen gunman killed

involved in two deadly city shootings

World Briefs

CAIRO – A video purporting to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages has been released by militants in…

Nation Briefs

FAYSTON, Vt. – Ski resorts are expecting visitors to flock to the mountains of northern New England and upstate New…

Stories of trauma prompt crackdown on seclusion rooms

national legislation exists

Proposed rules governing drones released

Advocates question whether privacy protections strong enough

Famous speech was patchwork success

Library to display Lincoln’s copy of cut-and-paste inaugural address

Farm income expected to fall 21% this year

While some farmers renting land at higher prices will find it an unprofitable year, the statistics are not as dire…

Parking garages take turn for better

cities replacing structures with hotels, offices

Will the cease-fire hold?

Ukrainian president has his concerns

$Is fracking causing small earthquakes?$

Is fracking causing small earthquakes?

wastewater is injected, geology are some determinants

World Briefs

TORONTO – Canadian police have foiled a plot by three suspects who were planning to go to a mall in…

Shooter opens fire on free-speech panel

believes he was intended target in Copenhagen attack

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – “LGBT” has become a household term amid sweeping advances for gay rights, and yet the “B” sometimes…

Health care sign-ups hit snag

Administration spokeswoman Katie Hill said some people trying to get health-care coverage under President Barack Obama’s health-care law haven’t been…

At odds over ‘amnesty bonuses’

Obama’s legislation rewards illegal immigrants

Winter bears down on Boston

Evon Daley, of Hartford, Conn., clears his truck after unloading snow at a “snow farm” Saturday in Boston. Mother Nature…

Breaking the ice for Antarctic Chieftan

Fishing boat dropped a line