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Singer Simone Battle found dead at her LA-area home LOS ANGELES – Girl group singer Simone Battle was found dead…

September 6, 2014

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Views vary on higher NATO defense

Some fear ‘Russian bear’ backlash

September 6, 2014

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U.S. wary about hitting Syrian militants

What would attacks mean in the wider scheme of things?

September 6, 2014

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Syrian strikes kill 29

A series of airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group on Saturday in Raqqa, Syria, left heavily damaged buildings and destroyed…

September 6, 2014

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Obama delaying immigration action

President to wait until after election, White House says

September 6, 2014

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NATO creates ‘spearhead’ to deter Russia

Countries responding to actions in Ukraine

September 5, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service has lost emails from five more employees who are part of congressional probes into…

September 5, 2014

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Colleges are rethinking sexual assault education

Johns Hopkins is under investigation for its handling of an alleged gang rape of a Towson University student at a…

September 5, 2014

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Think of bull elephant, multiply by 7

Argentine dinosaur may shed light on huge beasts

September 5, 2014

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Comedian Joan Rivers, 81, dies

Fashion, acting were early dreams for this daughter of Russian parents

September 4, 2014

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$18B in fines may be coming BP’s way

Corporation made $24B in profits in ’13

September 3, 2014

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CHICAGO – A U.S. appeals court issued a scathing, unequivocal ruling Thursday, declaring that gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and…

September 3, 2014

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Gays scoff at New York’s holiday-parade decision

Members of the Irish-American gay community protest on Fifth Avenue against the exclusion of Irish-American gays from marching in the…

September 3, 2014

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Mo. teen never charged with a serious felony

Attorney: Effort to obtain records is ‘character assassination’

September 2, 2014

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Forecasts see rising health-care inflation

Economic recovery, an aging society and more people insured under the new health-care law are driving the long-term trend. Projections…

September 2, 2014

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Obama: Ukraine ‘a moment of testing’

200 U.S. soldiers to drill in troubled region

September 2, 2014

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The third U.S. aid worker sickened with Ebola is a Boston-area doctor who decided to return to…

September 2, 2014

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NOVOKATERYNIVKA, Ukraine – The ferocity of the attack on the fleeing Ukrainian troops was clear, days after the ambush by…

September 2, 2014

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Sotloff remembered for his commitment

U.S. journalist allegedly killed by militants

September 2, 2014

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Immigrants facing barriers proving status for coverage

Shekhar Bastola, a SEAMAAC Bhutanese outreach worker, left, helps Bhagawat Bastola with his immigration documents in Philadelphia.Amy Jones, SEAMAAC/Associated Press…

September 2, 2014

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Video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist

This image made from video released by Islamic State militants on Aug. 19 purports to show journalist Steven Sotloff being…

September 2, 2014

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As more states work to legalize pot, will traffic deaths rise?

Stoned drivers aware of impairment, more likely to be cautious

September 1, 2014

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‘We will send all the IS gang to death’

Outgoing Iraqi PM visits freed Shiite town

September 1, 2014

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MILWAUKEE – President Barack Obama renewed his push Monday for Congress to raise the minimum wage in a buoyant accounting…

August 31, 2014