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Benghazi suspect on way to U.S. for trial

President Barack Obama said the capture on Sunday of Ahmed Abu Khattala sends a clear message to the world that…

June 17, 2014

Court: $1.8M house built on park must be removed

A Rhode Island developer must remove this $1.8 million waterfront house that he mistakenly built on park land in Narragansett,…

June 16, 2014

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Feds protect sage grouse

Decision to list bird’s relative is due next year

June 16, 2014

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U.S. health care is dead last in 11-nation survey

But America expected to improve under Obamacare

June 16, 2014

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High court rules against ‘straw purchasers’ of guns

The 5-4 decision upheld two lower courts that had ruled against so-called straw purchasers, even though the justices acknowledged that…

June 16, 2014

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GM recalls 3.4M more cars for ignition problems

GM said in a statement Monday that the switches can rotate out of “run” if the key has excess weight…

June 16, 2014

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Kenya gunmen targeted non-Muslims

Al-Shabab, a Somali al-Qaida-linked group, claimed responsibility for the hours-long assault on Mpeketoni in which 48 people were killed. The…

June 16, 2014

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Obama to sign order extending gays’ protections

President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of…

June 16, 2014

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U.S. considers Iraqi options

Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States might consider using drone strikes to stem the advance of Sunni…

June 16, 2014

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IMF lowers estimate of U.S. economic growth in 2014

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde says Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen should increase the number of news conferences…

June 16, 2014

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GPS tracking case leaves unsettled questions

The January 2012 opinion in United States v. Jones set constitutional boundaries for law enforcement’s use of GPS devices to…

June 15, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

CHICAGO – At least six locations in three different states have entered official bids to house Barack Obama’s presidential library.…

June 15, 2014

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Losing streak lengthens for foes of gay marriage

National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown, left, tells Paula Hare, who is a transgender Vietnam War veteran, not to…

June 15, 2014

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Casey Kasem, king of the Top 40 countdown, dead

Casey Kasem and his wife, Jean, smile as he receives his own “Star” on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in…

June 15, 2014

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For Obama, fresh questions about how wars end

But less than three weeks after his May 27 announcement, there is a sudden burst of uncertainty surrounding the way…

June 14, 2014

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Cross the latest attempt to hide cell tower

Wireless companies get creative when trying to close gap

June 14, 2014

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Nation/World Briefs

Kasemdu1-i-syn NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A teenager on a Father’s Day visit to Newark to honor his deceased dad died,…

June 14, 2014

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Security tightened at U.S. embassy in Baghdad

Al-Qaida threats prompt action

June 14, 2014

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Militants post photos online of mass killing in Iraq

The pictures on a militant website appear to show masked fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,…

June 14, 2014

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Dinosaur find tests theories on extinctions

Paleontologist Pablo Gallina his team of Argentine paleontologists say the fossils they recovered in Argentina’s Patagonia region belongs to a…

June 14, 2014

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Drilling safety in question

Some riskier wells aren’t being inspected by feds

June 14, 2014

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Pet burials range from bottom of the sea to the sky above

From companies that will send your pet’s remains to the heavens to those who will help scatter them at sea…

June 14, 2014

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Chicago man filling potholes – artfully

Chicago mosaic artist Jim Bachor works in his basement placing tiles on his next mosaic art piece that reads “POTHOLES.”…

June 14, 2014

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Capturing everyday life – by hiring a photographer

Each month, a team of professional photographers shoots them as they go about their daily lives at home and around…

June 14, 2014