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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi authorities on Friday postponed the second round of public flogging of a blogger convicted…

Missing lander Beagle-2 finally located on Mars, agency says

European Space Agency officials are now classifying the Beagle 2 Mars lander mission as a partial success after images frm…

Holder orders end to seizure program

Police must prove crime to take assets

Muslims protest new caricature

Charlie Hebdo issue spurs clashes

Islamic State threat grows

Group finding new support in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Security vs. privacy concerns resurface

Obama cautions against ‘invasive security’ steps

2014 really set hot, new record

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA has confirmed what Las Vegan Amanda Ouellet probably felt last year. 2014…

Nation Briefs

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, saying it…

Obama argues against new sanctions on Iran

Obama In an unusual move by a foreign leader, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was personally calling U.S.…

High court will rule on gay marriage

Obama administration will ask justices to back equality

Washington state struggles with pot glut

Huge harvest an ‘economic nightmare’

European police arrest over 2 dozen in anti-terror sweeps

The Belgian government authorized using military troops to increase security following Thursday’s raids in which police foiled a terrorist plot…

U.S. consumer prices drop 0.4 percent in December

Shoppers, such as these outside the St. Louis Premium Outlets store in Chesterfield, Mo., are getting a break on prices…

St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese files for bankruptcy

The St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese, which is under Archbishop John Nienstedt, filed for bankruptcy Friday in a bid to settle doezens…

Oklahoma carries out its first execution since botched one

Charles Warner. Warner was executed Thursday night for the 1997 killing of his roommate’s 11-month-old daughter.Oklahoma Department of Corrections via…

Pope: Free speech needs limits

Pontiff urges respect for religions

New travel rules for Cuba taking effect

But changes still won’t legalize tourist visits

Hearing begins in immigration case

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said Thursday he will probably not rule on a case brought by 25 states seeking…

Belgian police foil terror plot

Raid not tied to attacks in France, authorities say

Nation & World Briefs

CORONADO, Calif. – The Republican National Committee finalized the dates for its next presidential nominating convention. The GOP’s 2016 convention…

World Economic Forum warns over international conflicts

A new report from the World Economic Forum suggests that regional conflicts, such as fighting in the Middle East spurred…

Obama renews push for paid leave for working parents

President Barack Obama on Thursday signs a presidential memorandum on paid leave Thursday in the Oval Office of the White…