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U.S. imposes sanctions on North Korea

Obama administration says more actions coming

January 2, 2015

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Texas city could be test of new voting-rights law

Hispanics say at-large seats will dilute their votes

January 2, 2015

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U.S. piano stores hit sour note

Owners closing shops as fewer children take lessons

January 2, 2015

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WASHINGTON – Federal regulators are expected to vote next month on rules to govern how Internet service providers like AT&T,…

January 2, 2015

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Immigrants seek California driver licenses

California Highway Patrol officer Armando Garcia explains to immigrants the process of getting a drivers license during an information session…

January 2, 2015

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Some AirAsia victims found belted in seats

Officers of the National Search And Rescue Agency on Thursday carry the body of a victim on board the ill-fated…

January 2, 2015

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Ex-N.Y. Gov. Cuomo dies at 82 of heart failure

Famed for oratory, agonized publicly over seeking presidency

January 1, 2015

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China probing what caused fatal stampede

A man prays after laying flowers at the site of a deadly stampede in Shanghai, China. Chinese officials are investigating…

January 1, 2015

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GOP thwarting Medicaid expansion

More governors want to take advantage of subsidies

January 1, 2015

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FERNDALE, Calif. – The U.S. Geological Survey has downgraded an earthquake off the coast of Northern California to a magnitude-5.1…

January 1, 2015

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Bar scene re-created to help addicts

Researchers test formulas with realistic temptations

January 1, 2015

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1st of 9 bodies from AirAsia crash identified

Members of the National Search And Rescue Agency Thursday carry a coffin containing the body of one of the victims…

January 1, 2015

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WASHINGTON – Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they were seeking answers from the Obama administration about federal…

December 31, 2014

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Palestinians agree to join International Criminal Court

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he is still weighing his options after a resounding defeat in the U.N.…

December 31, 2014

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Higher minimum wages on New Year’s Day for workers in 20 states

A crowd of fast-food workers and their supporters picketing outside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Memphis, Tenn., in 2013. This…

December 31, 2014

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Wine shipments are OK, but tiger selfies are not

Across nation, a spate of new laws go into effect

December 30, 2014

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N.M. gas blob targeted

Environmentalists eye gas flaring

December 30, 2014

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The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama’s health-care law shows that more than 4…

December 29, 2014

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Where is the airplane?

Investigators still searching for the plane in the evidence

December 29, 2014

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Make your New Year’s Eve look way cooler than it is

Social media can give people superficial boost

December 29, 2014

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In crowded skies, lost plane’s request for new path denied

Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on AirAsia Flight 8501 wait Monday for the latest news on the search of the…

December 29, 2014

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Uninsured: Beware of upcoming penalty

Average fine will be about $1,100 by 2016

December 29, 2014

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Detente plans divide Cuba’s dissidents

Hardliners say U.S. plan won’t bring change

December 28, 2014

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MONROVIA, Liberia – Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health…

December 28, 2014