Nation & World

Hefty fees attached to wasting Calif. water

Three-year drought forcing communities to be creative in meting out punishments

August 9, 2014

Nation & World

Airstrikes re-engage U.S. in Iraq

Humanitarian crisis worsens as militants ramp up efforts

August 8, 2014

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Mainstream GOP upbeat after sweeping tea party

Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander’s narrow win Thursday night and Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts’ triumph on Tuesday dashed the tea party’s…

August 8, 2014

Nation & World

Lack of experience fuels West Africa Ebola crisis

Nurses from Uganda’s Ministry of Health check passengers arriving from Democratic Republic of Congo at Entebbe Airport in Kampala, Uganda.…

August 8, 2014

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Israel, Hamas resume fighting after truce

Egypt urges both sides to continue negotiations

August 8, 2014

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World & Nation Briefs

DONETSK, Ukraine – A Ukrainian has replaced a Russian at the helm of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine and declared…

August 8, 2014

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Tropical Storm Iselle makes landfall on Hawaii

No deaths or injuries have been reported as Tropical Storm Iselle hit the Big Island in Hawaii, the first hurricane…

August 8, 2014

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Airstrikes undertaken as U.S. re-engages in Iraq

The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq Friday, dropping two bombs on artillery being used to…

August 8, 2014

Nation & World

Russians may pay price for ban

Action will raise food prices

August 7, 2014

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U.S. to airdrop aid to minorities in Iraq

Religious groups under siege by Islamists

August 7, 2014

Nation & World

Remains of Jonestown victims discovered

The remains of several victims of the mass suicide-murder in Jonestown, Guyana, were found in a former funeral home in…

August 7, 2014

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World Briefs

KABUL, Afghanistan – The Obama administration on Thursday stepped up efforts to press Afghanistan’s two feuding presidential candidates to end…

August 7, 2014

Nation & World

Flow of child immigrants slows along Texas border

Eneyda Alvarez, a Honduran mother of three, says she can not return to Honduras because her husband will kill her.…

August 7, 2014

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Experts downplay risk to airliners from missiles

High-altitude SAMs too expensive for most terrorists

August 7, 2014

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Nation Brief

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Some residents of the 275 homes evacuated in the path of a wind-driven wildfire in Oregon’s…

August 7, 2014

Nation & World

Africans unlikely to get Ebola drug soon

Pedestrians shop for wares in a market in Lagos, Nigeria. Many Africans are upset that U.S. officials say it could…

August 7, 2014

Nation & World

New VA law to help some veterans quickly

Obama signs bill to fix health-care system into law

August 7, 2014

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CDC director: Scale of Ebola crisis unprecedented

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday before the…

August 7, 2014

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U.S. weighs airstrikes, humanitarian aid in Iraq

Iraqis inspect the site of a double car bomb attack took place in Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq,…

August 7, 2014

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Report: Russia to block U.S. agricultural imports

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has ordered the government to develop measures in response to Western sanctions.Associated Press The…

August 6, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Though noting persistent challenges, President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent on the rise and a growth…

August 6, 2014

Nation & World

Like Congress? Few Americans do

Poll: Most unhappy with government

August 6, 2014

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Hamas emerges weakened from Gaza war

Masked militants of the Islamic Jihad group march during the funeral of their comrade Shaaban Al-Dahdouh, whose body was found…

August 6, 2014

Nation & World

Robots will change everything – or not

Experts disagree on their future impact on jobs

August 6, 2014