Nation & World

FBI: NAACP explosion in Colo. could be domestic terror

No one was hurt in the Tuesday morning explosion, and the FBI said agents are investigating whether the NAACP offices…

January 7, 2015

Police hunt for 2 in French shooting that killed 12; 1 surrenders

President Francois Hollande, visiting the scene of France’s deadliest such attack in more than half a century, called the assault…

January 7, 2015

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Science seeking faraway answers

research focusing on exoplanets

January 6, 2015

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama pledged to stand with Mexico against “the scourge of violence and the drug cartels” as…

January 6, 2015

Nation & World

New research suggests drunk birds slur songs

In a study published last week in PLOS ONE, researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University tempted zebra finches…

January 6, 2015

Nation & World

California breaks ground on high-speed rail project

Gov. Jerry Brown, center, says California can’t afford not to build a high-speed rail project connecting Los Angeles and San…

January 6, 2015

Nation & World

Border patrol drones called ineffective

reports fleet is grounded most of the time

January 6, 2015

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Female suicide bomber strikes in Istanbul, killing policeman

Turkish security members on Tuesday gather outside a police station in Istanbul, Turkey, after a police officer was killed in…

January 6, 2015

Nation & World

Locked out of college or not?

data show U.S. has more jails than colleges

January 6, 2015

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World Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – The Syrian government Tuesday accused U.S. Sen. John McCain, former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and two…

January 6, 2015

Nation & World

EU unlikely to lift Russian sanctions

Countries seek to ease tensions

January 6, 2015

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NATO looks at paying for rapid-reaction force

Military unit aimed at countering Russian aggression

January 6, 2015

Nation & World

Habitat-conscious firefighting plan ordered

Sage-grouse would be protected

January 6, 2015

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GOP takes charge as new Congress convenes

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio kisses House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California after being re-elected to a…

January 6, 2015

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Rocket problem postpones SpaceX launch to space station

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is seen at launch complex 40 after an attempted early morning…

January 6, 2015

Nation & World

More women, minorities in new Congress

Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Mike Rounds R-S.D., left, with wife Jean Rounds during a…

January 5, 2015

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World Briefs

BERLIN – The square around the Cologne Cathedral was plunged into darkness Monday evening after the historical landmark in western…

January 5, 2015

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AirAsia plane flew without proper permit

Airline under investigation

January 5, 2015

Nation & World

Boehner in line for 3rd term as speaker

readies agenda

January 5, 2015

Nation & World

Hundreds line up for wake of ex-New York Gov. Mario Cuomo

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, arrives with his girlfriend, Sandra Lee, right, and one of his daughters to the…

January 5, 2015

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Stocks plunge on fears about implications of oil slump

European worries add to broad sell-off

January 5, 2015

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Nation Briefs

MIAMI – Lesbian and gay couples were wed in Miami on Monday by the same judge who approved their marriage…

January 5, 2015

Nation & World

Miami judge approves early start to Florida’s gay weddings

Same-sex couples in Miami celebrate Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel’s lifting of the legal stay she had placed on her…

January 5, 2015

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Here come the freshmen: Congress’ newest class

its 15% approval rating be improved?

January 4, 2015