Nation & World

Detroit fighting back against carjackers

The armed auto thieves have become so common here that parts of the bankrupt metropolis are referred to as “Carjack…

June 7, 2014

Google drove hard to get driverless-car law

Four years ago, the Google team developing cars that can drive themselves became convinced that the company needed to spearhead…

June 7, 2014

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Bowe Bergdahl: Victim or traitor?

prayers, then fury for former American prisoner of the Taliban

June 7, 2014

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Teen to carry his brother 40 miles

Detroit Tigers, Megadeath have been supporters

June 7, 2014

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Prosecutors revisiting convictions

their duty to pursue justice, they’re finding erroneous cases

June 7, 2014

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Nation Briefs

Maya Angelou honored at memorial service WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – First lady Michelle Obama lauded poet, orator and sage Maya Angelou…

June 7, 2014

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Wisconsin’s gay-marriage ban struck down … maybe

did not order state to allow marriages

June 7, 2014

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Should migrant kids get free pass into U.S.?

Arizona detention centers struggling with large influx

June 7, 2014

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Tattoos tricky as evidence

eyed carefully by police, prosecutors

June 7, 2014

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Nigeria interrupts newspapers

‘Grave security implications’ given as the rationale

June 7, 2014

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Return to happiness, says Thailand’s military junta

Military censors partisan media on both sides

June 7, 2014

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World Briefs

BAGHDAD – A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq’s capital Saturday night, killing at least 52 people in a…

June 7, 2014

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How sweet it is … to be Ukraine’s president

‘The Chocolate King’ lays out goals in inaugural address

June 7, 2014

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More doctors leaning toward Democrats

The first rigorous look at donor doctors also finds they’ve become increasingly generous, with political contributions surging to almost $200…

June 6, 2014

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VA head vows to protect whisteblowers in agency

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson says the agtency will be reaching out to veterans who have been waiting…

June 6, 2014

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Ike’s granddaughter thanks vets

Susan Eisenhower, center, the granddaughter of supreme allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, says the world would be much different today…

June 6, 2014

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WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added 217,000 jobs in May, a substantial gain for a fourth straight month, fueling hopes the…

June 6, 2014

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World recalls ‘longest day’

Morley Piper, 90, a member of U.S. 29th Infantry Division that stormed ashore Omaha Beach 70 years ago, is one…

June 6, 2014

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Putin calls for Ukraine cease-fire

Friday’s D-Day ceremonies in France afforded a chance for Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, to meet with world leaders for…

June 6, 2014

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World Briefs

KABUL, Afghanistan – The front-runner for the Afghan presidency narrowly escaped assassination Friday when two bombs struck his convoy as…

June 6, 2014

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U.S. D-Day vets honor fallen comrades

From left, World War II veterans of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division, Hal Baumgarten, 90, from Pennsylvania; Steve Melnikoff, 94,…

June 6, 2014

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U.S. employers add 217,000 jobs; rate stays at 6.3 percent

The job creation rate in the United States continued to grow in May although economists say wages are growing at…

June 6, 2014

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Obama, Cameron lay down new markers for Putin

Obamadu1-i-syn The new thresholds for action were spelled out at a joint news conference, following a Group of Seven world…

June 5, 2014

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Senate confirms Obama’s new health secretary

Burwelldu1-i-syn The 78-17 Senate vote was a bipartisan show of support for the veteran government manager who most recently served…

June 5, 2014