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Democrats optimistic on 2016 presidential chances

The White House at sunset in Washington. After taking a shellacking in the November midterm elections, many Democrats remain confident…

December 26, 2014

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‘The Interview’ makes $1M

Industry watching how movie’s release goes

December 26, 2014

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Fix sought for needling tree problem

Scientists hoping to make Christmas trees less messy

December 26, 2014

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Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami

A woman releases a lantern in Ban Nam Khem, Thailand, while others light theirs, symbolizing the releasing of spirits, during…

December 26, 2014

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Sanders: I’ll decide on presidential run by March

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a town hall meeting in Ames, Iowa. Sanders says he’ll decide by March whether…

December 26, 2014

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Detente spawns worry about residencies

U.S.-Cuba has unique program for migrants

December 25, 2014

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Female veterans fighting for redress

Victims battle PTSD from sexual trauma

December 25, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

BERKELEY, Mo. – Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night after a white police officer in Berkeley, Missouri,…

December 25, 2014

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‘The Interview’ everybody wants to see

Hundreds of theaters open up their doors to the much-maligned satire

December 25, 2014

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Saudi women drivers referred to terrorism court

This video shows Loujain al-Hathloul driving to the United Arab Emirates-Saudi Arabia border before her arrest on Dec. 1 in…

December 25, 2014

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Father of pilot captured by IS pleads for release

Friends and relatives of Mu’ath Safi al-Kaseasbeh, a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State group, gather in the town…

December 25, 2014

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Leaders call for calm after police shooting near Ferguson

Police guard the entrance to a gas station in front of a memorial to Antonio Martin on Wednesday in Berkeley,…

December 25, 2014

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Sony hackers may remain unknown

Even experts are uncertain if North Korea is behind attack

December 24, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army has prosecuted about 1,900 cases of desertion since 2001, despite tens of thousands of soldiers…

December 24, 2014

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Obama to move Guantanamo inmates

President hopes to close detention camp

December 24, 2014

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Extremists capture Jordanian pilot

Islamic State militants Wednesday gather for a photo with a captured pilot, center, wearing a white shirt in Raqqa, Syria.…

December 24, 2014

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Severe storms slam the South, killing at least 4

Traffic is blocked on U.S. 98 East near Columbia, Miss., after a tornado touched down around 2:30 p.m., Tuesday. Gov.…

December 24, 2014

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Ukraine peace talks start in Minsk

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko address the media in the Ukrainian Presidential office in Kiev,…

December 24, 2014

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Health official: Enrollment off to good start

Says Congress wanted subsidies to be available in all states

December 23, 2014

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More outages plague North Korea’s Internet

A South Korean student looks at a picture showing how cyber warfare is going to be waged in the future…

December 23, 2014

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Kim

Sony agrees to release ‘The Interview’ after all

December 23, 2014

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Nation Briefs

HONOLULU – Call it a holiday gift from Pele. Lava from the mountain believed to be home to the Hawaiian…

December 23, 2014

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Ukraine abandons nonaligned status

Country could seek membership in NATO

December 23, 2014

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World Brief

BEIRUT – The search for a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war is gaining steam, as President Bashar Assad’s…

December 23, 2014