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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The House has approved a nonbinding resolution calling on the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to…

Islamic attack in Nigeria reportedly kills hundreds

Islamic attack in Nigeria reportedly kills hundreds

As many as 300 people were killed when a band of extremists attacked the town of Gamboru Ngala, on Nigeria’s…

U.S. disputes claims on Russian troops

U.S. disputes claims on Russian troops

A spokesman for the Donetsk People’s Republic says the militant group will discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for delaying…

Dems fear backlash from new EPA rules

Dems fear backlash from new EPA rules

The Obama administration plans to issue its proposed rules to curb power plant emissions this June so the program could…

Health insurers say most new enrollees paying up

Health insurers say most new enrollees paying up

Insurers are saying they don’t have data available to determine whether health insurance premiums will increase next year for people…

American 12th-graders score abysmally

American 12th-graders score abysmally

shows fewer than half proficient in math, reading

Dems open door to taking part in Benghazi probe

Dems open door to taking part in Benghazi probe

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., believes it is “good sign” that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi interested in taking part in…

GOP getting quick start

GOP getting quick start

N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis talks with voter Donald Parrott of Charlotte during Tuesday’s primary election. Tillis beat several anti-establishment…

Census chief tours booming oil state

Census chief tours booming oil state

Local officials say so many new residents are moving to North Dakota, many of them are living in their cars,…

EPA illegally blocking probe, investigator says

EPA illegally blocking probe, investigator says

McCarthydu1-i-syn The assistant EPA inspector general for investigations, Patrick Sullivan, was expected to testify today before a House oversight committee…

Nation Briefs

OKLAHOMA CITY – An attorney for the Oklahoma inmate who died after a botched execution last week says he is…

NATO, Japan agree to cooperate more

NATO, Japan agree to cooperate more

During a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to NATO headquarters, the two sides signed an “individual partnership and…

Nigeria group claims kidnapping girls

Nigeria group claims kidnapping girls

Protesters in Nigeria say the president’s wife ordered the arrest of two protest leaders and accused them of belonging to…

U.S. dismisses Iranian threat to Navy carriers

U.S. dismisses Iranian threat to Navy carriers

The admiral in charge of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard naval forces says the U.S. Navy’s aircraft targets would be “easy targets”…

World Brief

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – President Jose Mujica and his ministers have signed off on the long-awaited rules for Uruguay’s legal pot…

Ukraine tightens cordon around rebellious city

Ukraine tightens cordon around rebellious city

Pro-Russian gunmen carry their weapons at the local administration building in the center of Slovyansk, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2014.…

Lewinsky says she was ‘scapegoat’

Lewinsky says she was ‘scapegoat’

Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who had an affair with Bill Clinton while he was president, says she…

Hagel talks of tough defense choices after war

Hagel talks of tough defense choices after war

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U.S. military will need to invest in cyber technology and new international partnerships…

Climate report warns of disruption

Climate report warns of disruption

temperatures affecting Americans’ lives, study says

1,000 flee, 1 dead, as Oklahoma wildfire spread

1,000 flee, 1 dead, as Oklahoma wildfire spread

An Edmond firefighter moves a hose while battling a fire during Oklahoma wildfires in south Logan County Sunday. Firefighters worked…

Supreme Court upholds prayer at government meetings

Supreme Court upholds prayer at government meetings

People walk on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court said Monday that prayers that…

Ukraine sends elite force into Odessa

Ukraine sends elite force into Odessa

Country could be cut off from Black Sea

$Traffic deaths rise in fracking boom$

Traffic deaths rise in fracking boom

measures can’t keep up with growths in population

Do you believe in separation of church and state?

Do you believe in separation of church and state?

at council meeting upheld by Supreme Court

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