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WASHINGTON – North Korea’s military is taking steps to field a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile that could threaten the United…

September 26, 2014

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Celebrated Manet portrait headed to NYC auction

French Impressionist Edouard Manet’s “Spring” could set a new record for the artist when it is auctioned on Nov. 5…

September 26, 2014

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Fire at air traffic center halts flights across U.S.

Dennis McCormack of Rockaway, N.J. checks the departure board Friday only to find out that his flight to Newark, N.J.…

September 26, 2014

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U.S.: Most new immigrant families fail to report

A sign outside the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, N.M. The Homeland Security Department has privately acknowledged that…

September 26, 2014

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U.S. consumer sentiment index reaches 14-month high

Cynthia Dodd-Simonson shops at a Family Dollar store in Wilmington, N.C. U.S. consumer confidence rose to its highest level since…

September 26, 2014

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This dinosaur was more than just nosy

Rhinorex condrupus, a new discovery from North Carolina State University and Brigham Young University, boasted a crest over its gargantuan…

September 26, 2014

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Obama pays tribute to Holder

Attorney general leaving after six years

September 25, 2014

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Are you ready for lower gasoline prices?

Analysts see average to drop below $3 per gallon

September 24, 2014

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Obama: Step up response to Ebola

Economic costs could be ‘catastropic’

September 24, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The parents of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two black men who died in encounters with white police…

September 24, 2014

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World Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s president warned world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the goal of extremists…

September 24, 2014

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Obama urges U.N. to fight ‘extremism’

President issues warnings to Russia, China

September 23, 2014

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U.S. to pay Navajo Nation $554 million

The settlement, to be signed in Window Rock, Arizona, on Friday, resolves a long-standing dispute between the Navajo Nation and…

September 23, 2014

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Ebola in U.S. a near-certainty

Experts: Country’s luck can’t last as disease spreads

September 23, 2014

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NEW ORLEANS – BP wants its money back – hundreds of millions of dollars of it – but a federal…

September 23, 2014

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World Briefs

BAGHDAD – The Islamic State group Tuesday paraded captured Iraqi troops through the streets of a militant stronghold west of…

September 23, 2014

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U.S. prison population down

Attorney general credits shift in federal sentencing rules

September 23, 2014

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Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials Tuesday laid out worst-case and best-case scenarios for the Ebola epidemic in West Africa,…

September 23, 2014

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Obama pushes climate plan

U.N. summit sets stage for new treaty

September 23, 2014

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Obama vows to ‘take fight’ to terror group

President hails allies helping with airstrikes

September 23, 2014

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U.S. airstrikes on ISIS in Syria begin

of other nations also participate

September 22, 2014

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Giuliani to help fight Noriega’s video game lawsuit

This image provided by Activision Blizzard Inc. shows former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega as depicted in the game publisher’s 2012…

September 22, 2014

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Governor confident ambush suspect will be caught

A Pennsylvania State Trooper draws his weapon in a wooded area on Snow Hill Road in Price Township, Pa., during…

September 22, 2014

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Some causes of suicide in military need more study

key areas are focused on

September 21, 2014