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ARLINGTON, Wash. – A mountainside community waited in anguish Friday to learn the full scope of the Washington state mudslide…

March 28, 2014

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Who’s hooking up with your dating data?

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., introduced legislation Thursday requiring companies to get customers’ permission before collecting location data off their mobile…

March 28, 2014

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Ousted Ukrainian leader seeks autonomy elections

The Russian Defense Ministry says the last of the Ukrainian servicemen have left the Crimea region and returned to Ukraine.…

March 28, 2014

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Europe unveils Mars rover

The European Mars rover unveiled this week at a “Mars Yard” testing ground in Britain is designed to drill beneath…

March 28, 2014

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Court hands setback to Texas abortion law critics

Abortion rights supporters demonstrate outside the Capitol auditorium in Austin, Texas, after Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping abortion restrictions that…

March 28, 2014

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Support for overhaul falling

A narrow majority of Americans believe President Barack Obama’s signature health-care overhaul law is in for more changes, according to…

March 28, 2014

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Obama meets with Saudi king to reassure key ally

President Barack Obama is trying to mend fences with Saudi Arabia during a visit Friday with King Abdullah at Rawdat…

March 28, 2014

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Insurance signups reach 6 million goal

The announcement – four days before open enrollment season ends Monday – fulfills a revised goal set by the Congressional…

March 27, 2014

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House delays Medicare pay cuts

Congress is moving to adopt another 12-month patch for the Medicare payment system after the House voted Thursday to grant…

March 27, 2014

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AUSTIN, Texas – A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas’ tough abortion restrictions that have forced the closure of…

March 27, 2014

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GENEVA – A U.N. panel has found serious shortcomings in the United States’ civil-rights record, with experts citing Thursday a…

March 27, 2014

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Former defense secretary James Schlesinger dies

James Schlesinger is dead at 85. The onetime economics professor served three presidents in various capacities, including serving as defense…

March 27, 2014

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IMF readies Ukraine loans

Russia urged United Nations to vote against a non-binding resolution affirming Ukraine’s territorial inte-grity, arguing that its annexation of Crimea…

March 27, 2014

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Commanders fired in nuke missile cheating scandal

The Air Force is allowing Col. Robert Stanley II, commander of Malmstrom Air Force Base’s 341st Missile Wing, to resign…

March 27, 2014

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Most like sanctions, but not so for Obama

President Barack Obama’s job performance rating has dropped to its lowest level ever, with 59 percent of Americans disapproving of…

March 26, 2014

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Peace Corps aims to boost recruiting

Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet told those gathered at the University of Michigan that the Peace Corps aims to double the…

March 26, 2014

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Millions could get extra time for health sign-ups

President Barack Obama, with Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, is leading a last-minute campaign to get more people…

March 26, 2014

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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, South Korea and the U.S. said, a defiant…

March 26, 2014

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El-Sissi makes it official

Egyptian military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is expected to win the presidency in next month’s elections, restoring the country’s longtime legacy…

March 26, 2014

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Pilot at center of probe, investigator says

Officials are trying to get family members of Malaysia Airlines pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah to talk about his mental state…

March 26, 2014

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Space wasteland grows busy

Scientists speculate there are probably thousands of tiny worlds in the inner Oort cloud that surrounds the solar system. Researchers…

March 26, 2014

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Michigan won’t recognize same-sex marriages

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says the state’s attorney general, Republican Bill Schuette, will be able to decide whether he will…

March 26, 2014

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Senator ‘troubled’ by Secret Service misbehavior

The Secret Service denies there is widespread misconduct among members of the elite service, although the head of the Senate…

March 26, 2014

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NORFOLK, Va. – A civilian approaching a Navy destroyer at the world’s largest naval base late at night took a…

March 25, 2014