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Families of Newtown victims sue rifle manufacturer

Connecticutt State Police Detective Detective Barbara J. Mattson holds a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun…

December 15, 2014

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Police say Sydney cafe hostage situation over

A injured hostage is wheeled to an ambulance after shots were fired during a cafe siege at Martin Place in…

December 15, 2014

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Crunch time for health-insurance sign-ups

President Barack Obama’s health-insurance expansion faces the biggest test of its second year on Monday, the deadline to sign up…

December 14, 2014

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PENNSBURG, Pa. – A man suspected of going to three houses in the Philadelphia suburbs and fatally shooting six people,…

December 14, 2014

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3 dead in Sydney cafe siege; 15 hostages alive

Bomb-disposal robot sent in; no explosives found

December 14, 2014

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The Department of Defense says two servicemen died from wounds suffered during an attack in Afghanistan. Officials said Sunday that…

December 14, 2014

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Rich-poor divide among nations rankles UN talks

pact on climate change appears iffy

December 14, 2014

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Legal advice guided brutal interrogations

slams decision not to pursue criminal charges

December 14, 2014

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Dinosaurs killed by volcanic eruption?

Scientists say it’s a strong possibility

December 14, 2014

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Spacesuits get a new look

using medical scanners to try to build a better suit

December 13, 2014

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DNA study offers new clues on birds

Analysis gives insights on their evolution

December 13, 2014

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From surf to the turf in land-locked America

Fish-farming is the new ag in Midwest

December 13, 2014

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Shutdown averted, for now

Contentious fed spending bill passes

December 13, 2014

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World Briefs

MUBI, Nigeria – With a military escort instead of the usual pomp, the Emir of Mubi was reinstalled Friday in…

December 13, 2014

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WASHINGTON – When CIA interrogators were torturing accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at a secret prison in Poland…

December 13, 2014

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Japanese reluctantly crawl to the polls

One-party political system leave many apathetic

December 13, 2014

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Man! I feel like such a fool

Tongue-in-cheek study shows men aren’t exactly geniuses

December 12, 2014

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Tribes wary of selling pot

Despite federal approval, some say they won’t pursue it

December 12, 2014

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LONDON – The airspace over London was briefly closed Friday afternoon due to what authorities said was a computer failure…

December 12, 2014

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PORTLAND, Ore. – The economic recovery has not been equal among the races, according to a Pew Research Center study…

December 12, 2014

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U.S. seeks answers to crisis in Mideast

wants to avoid clash over Palestine

December 12, 2014

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Storm brings rain to parched Calif.

Experts say state’s drought still not over

December 12, 2014

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CIA doctors’ role in torture program stirs moral worries

Ethicists upset report doesn’t propose reforms

December 12, 2014

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Poll: many Republicans back limits on carbon

Nearly half the Republicans surveyed for a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Yale University…

December 12, 2014