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Wintertime blues? You bet

Bankruptcy isn’t the only thing Detroit is struggling with this winter. The city is also experiencing its most extreme winter…

February 25, 2014

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Obama tells Pentagon to plan for Afghan pullout

The U.S. military says the longer a decision takes to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, the more expensive the operation…

February 25, 2014

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Combat anyone? Few women lining up

Military servicemembers – male and female – agree that physical standards should remain unchanged once the military services begin allowing…

February 25, 2014

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Tribe’s lawyer: Eviction related to missing funds

This photo released by Alturas Police Department shows Cherie Lash Rhoades. Rhoades is suspected of killing four people at the…

February 24, 2014

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GOP seizes on state woes to highlight health care

This screen image shows the website for Maryland’s online health care exchange. House Republicans intent on highlighting the woes of…

February 24, 2014

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Coast Guard struggling to stop traffickers

U.S. drug seizures at sea are down even though traffickers are increasing using boats to smuggle drugs into the United…

February 24, 2014

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Russia blasts new leaders in Ukraine

Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, the interim president, moved quickly to open a dialogue with the West, saying at a meeting…

February 24, 2014

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Nimitz’s WWII diary online

The more than 4,000 pages includes a running estimate of the situation for every day of the war in the…

February 24, 2014

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Dingell, longest-serving congressman, to retire

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the longest-serving member of Congress, is fueling speculation that his wife, Deborah, may run for his…

February 24, 2014

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Hagel proposing to reshape military forces

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is proposing a new round of military base closings as part of a budget proposal that…

February 24, 2014

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Taliban checkpoint attack kills 21 Afghan soldiers

This frame grab from a video released in 2010 by the Taliban contains footage of a man believed to be…

February 23, 2014

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Not all pleased with Ukranian opposition icon

Parliament head takes presidential powers in former Soviet republic

February 23, 2014

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World Briefs

SHARON PRISON, Israel – Israeli special forces raided a prison in central Israel Sunday after an inmate stole a gun,…

February 22, 2014

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Lottery: A tax folks will pay

Last 2 years had record revenues

February 22, 2014

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Have you taken this driving survey?

People steamed when asked to provide blood, saliva

February 22, 2014

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Watch out: Icicles can hurt you

Urbanites getting injured by falling sheets of ice

February 22, 2014

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High court to look at EPA’s authority to regulate

Are its climate change rules out-of-bounds?

February 22, 2014

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Nation Briefs

SAN FRANCISCO – Meteorologists say a pair of storms could dump several inches of rain on parched cities and croplands…

February 22, 2014

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‘El Chapo’ won’t be in court soon

Guzmandu1-i-syn In Mexico, he is likely to face a host of charges related to his role as the head of…

February 22, 2014

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Do you admire the rich? Perhaps despise them?

Americans grappling with income inequality

February 22, 2014

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UN putting more teeth in resolution

Syrian refugees should have safe access to aid

February 22, 2014

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What life as a refugee is like for Syrians

Lost education, caring for their families are some issues

February 22, 2014

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What if you could never see your family again?

This is the reality Koreans are now facing

February 22, 2014

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World Briefs

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelans on both sides of the nation’s political divide took to the streets on Saturday after nearly…

February 22, 2014