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

Nation Briefs

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

Japanese reluctantly crawl to the polls

One-party political system leave many apathetic

Man! I feel like such a fool

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

Tribes wary of selling pot

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

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

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

U.S. seeks answers to crisis in Mideast

Kerry wants to avoid clash over Palestine

Storm brings rain to parched Calif.

Experts say state’s drought still not over

CIA doctors’ role in torture program stirs moral worries

Ethicists upset report doesn’t propose reforms

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…

Senate to take up $1.1T bill to keep government running

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, left, and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky are pushing…

House OKs government funding bill

Dems blast president for supporting plan

Director defends CIA program

Chief: Interrogrations offered ‘valuable’ information

World Briefs

VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday turned down an offer by Iran to visit a site, saying access…

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WASHINGTON – In a victory for unions, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that employees can use their company…

Newtown still struggles with shooting

Psychological problems haunt many survivors

Kabul bombing kills 1

Teen suicide bomber attacks French-run school

Budget deal erodes limits on political money

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses before meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington following a House GOP…

Europe muted on CIA torture report amid Islamic State crisis

While China accused the U.S. of hypocrisy, the European Union, Britain and Germany moderated their response to the findings of…

Pakistani teen, Indian activist collect awards

Girl is youngest-ever Nobel winner

Officials counter CIA torture report

Defenders say interrogations helped

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The chairman of a special House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, strongly defended his…