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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Supreme Court ordered the nation’s leading chiropractic college on Friday to make accommodations to…

June 27, 2014

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Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier funding OK’d

The Golden Gate Bridge’s board approved a $76 million funding package to install a safety net to prevent people from…

June 27, 2014

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Soldier’s story shows tragedy of World War I

Bayne left his wife, Katie, with four young children in Brisbane and a prescient letter of regret: “What a dammed…

June 27, 2014

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New push to get girls interested in computer sciences

Teacher assistant Margarita Sokolova, second from left, helps Giuliana Zautta, 17, of Menlo Park, Calif., during a Girls Who Code…

June 27, 2014

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U.S. moving to end its use of land mines

U.S. soldiers sweep for land mines outside Tikrit, Iraq. The Obama administration announced it will no longer produce land mines…

June 27, 2014

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Obama rips GOP in election-year economic salvo

President Barack Obama blamed Republicans for blocking Democratic proposals to help create jobs and improve economic conditions for the American…

June 27, 2014

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U.S. population growth tilts toward Asians

For the second consecutive year, net immigration by Asians topped that of Hispanics, the agency reported. About 338,000 Asians immigrated…

June 26, 2014

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WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr., who cut to the core of the 1973 Watergate hearings when he…

June 26, 2014

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High court tosses abortion-protest law

Anti-abortion protester Eleanor McCullen stands at the edge of a painted buffer zone outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Boston.…

June 26, 2014

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Sodexo cafeteria workers to regain health coverage

Julie Pemberton, a cashier at Curry College near Boston, is looking for a new apartment because her health insurance premiums…

June 26, 2014

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Pressure grows for al-Maliki to step down

Iraqi Christian families gather at a social club in Ainkawa, a suburb of Irbil, Iraq, after fleeing Sunni militants who…

June 26, 2014

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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired three short-range projectiles Thursday into the waters off its east coast in a…

June 26, 2014

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Thousands flee Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is calling on Russia to stop fighters from flowing into Ukraine from Russia. As a truce…

June 26, 2014

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High court limits president’s appointments power

The Supreme Court Thursday dealt President Barack Obama a setback by limiting presidents’ power to make temporary appointments while the…

June 26, 2014

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Sen. Baker, who queried Nixon on Watergate, dies

Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker called his years as Senate majority leader the high point of his career, which…

June 26, 2014

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Bear falls through skylight, eats birthday cupcakes

A 180-pound young bear fell through the skylight into the living room of a suburban Juneau, Alaska, home on Wednesday…

June 26, 2014

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Work takes backseat to U.S. soccer game

America, big sporting events trump the daily grind

June 25, 2014

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Fears of wider Mideast war grow

Kurdish fighters battle Sunni militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in Tuz Khormato, 62 miles…

June 25, 2014

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House may sue to force president to enforce laws

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio says President Barack Obama is violating his oath of office by not enforcing laws…

June 25, 2014

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Obama touts action on climate change

President Barack Obama’s plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions include new rules that would place carbon limits on existing power…

June 25, 2014

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NEW YORK – U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, the face of Harlem politics for generations, held off a strong Democratic primary…

June 25, 2014

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Report offers dirty truth about U.S. beaches

A jogger runs by Milwaukee’s Inner Harbor on Lake Michigan. The Great Lakes showed the highest level of polluted water…

June 25, 2014

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Justices limit cellphone searches

Unanimous ruling requires a warrant to gain access to data

June 25, 2014

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Rangel holds off challenge to win primary in New York

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., Wednesday was declared the winner of a tight Democratic primary that will see him running for…

June 25, 2014