Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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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World/Nation Briefs

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

Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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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Nation Briefs

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

March 25, 2014

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Obama to seek rule changes

President Barack Obama says that a proposal on how to handle and store telephone records collected by the National Security…

March 25, 2014

Nation & World

1999 report details threat of landslides

Rachel Bailey checks a map of the Oso mudslide area at the Darrington IGA market Monday in Darrington, Wash. Friends…

March 25, 2014

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New Ebola outbreak raising fears

Medical officials are worried that the first Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa in 20 years could spread beyond a…

March 25, 2014

Nation & World

Obama to extend deadline

Administration officials say President Barack Obama will extend the deadline for people to enroll in health-care plans on HealthCare.gov until…

March 25, 2014

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Kennedy may decide birth-control case

Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Tuesday while the justices hear arguments in case that could decide…

March 25, 2014

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Obama hails ‘fundamental shift’ on nuke security

Nearly three dozen countries will open up their nuclear security procedures to independent review, part of an international effort to…

March 25, 2014

Nation & World

Many still missing after mudslide

Search-and-rescue crews remain uncertain about how many people may have been affected by a mudslide that hit near a small…

March 24, 2014

Nation & World

Officials: Malaysia flight crashed into Indian Ocean

The somber announcement late Monday by Prime Minister Najib Razak left unresolved many more troubling questions about what went wrong…

March 24, 2014

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Nation/World Briefs

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Seeking to isolate Russia, the U.S. and Western allies said Monday they are indefinitely cutting Moscow…

March 23, 2014

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Boulder scientist: ‘The polar bear is us’

Risks, effects of warming immediate, experts say

March 23, 2014

Nation & World

Millions remain without health care

Here are some examples of why these individuals won’t be covered by Mar. 31

March 23, 2014

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Top Ukrainian commander held

He helped lead protests pushing for ouster of former president

March 23, 2014

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Nation Briefs

DETROIT – Michigan state agencies won’t immediately recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages performed in the hours before an appeals court…

March 23, 2014

Nation & World

French data show possible plane debris

Cloud cover stalled search for wooden pallet

March 23, 2014