Nation & World

Just how happy are you?

Experts urge Uncle Sam to measure, pursue our well-being

December 6, 2013

After derailment, feds order changes at New York railway

The emergency order by the Federal Railroad Administration was a reaction to Sunday’s wreck in the Bronx, where a train…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Jordan wins Security Council seat, replaces Saudis

Arab countries chose Jordan as a replacement, and Asian nations endorsed it to take the traditional Arab seat on the…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Water at Marine base linked to birth defects

The authors of the study on Camp Lejeune released late Thursday by the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

South Africans celebrate Mandela’s life

Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela will be buried in his home town of Qunu Dec. 15, government officials say.…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Ice storm snarls holiday deliveries

Businesses of all types are struggling to get deliveries through as a major storm slows raod and air traffic throughout…

December 6, 2013

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World/Nation Briefs

MEXICO CITY – Six people being tested for possible radiation exposure in a hospital in central Mexico are suspects in…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Many flee in fear to Central African Republic airport

Jerome Delay/Associated Press<br><br>Shrouded bodies lay in a Bangui mosque in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday after a day-long gun battle…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

AP releases dispatches for Pearl Harbor attack

In this Dec. 7, 1941, file photo, a small boat rescues a crew member from the water as heavy smoke…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Obama inspired by anti-apartheid campaign

During a visit to Senegal this past June, President Obama said his “first act of political activism” was an event…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Airline safety under review

The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into whether airline pilots are “tuning out” to possible safety hazards during flights.…

December 6, 2013

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6 detained in Mexico theft of radioactive material

MEXICO CITY – Six people being tested for possible radiation exposure in a hospital in central Mexico are suspects in…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Biden: Asia’s growth ‘a chance to bend history’

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye as he signs the guest book upon…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

New jobs raise hope for U.S. economy

Unemployment rate falls to 7% as 203,000 find work

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Budget deal? Big obstacles, New Year’s deadline

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio says there will not be time for Congress to act on a budget and…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, mourned world over

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, right, shakes hands with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in May 2010 during a…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Negotiators see hope for farm bill renewal

From left, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Rep.…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Kerry seeks to soothe Israeli security concerns

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Israel trying to ease Israel’s concerns about an international agreement that eases…

December 5, 2013

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Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Dozens of current or former Russian diplomats and their spouses enjoyed luxury vacations and spent tens of…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

World Briefs

TRIPOLI, Libya – An American chemistry teacher was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, highlighting…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

CDC: U.S. measles cases up sharply

That’s about three times the usual number of cases of measles, CDC Director Thomas Frieden said Thursday. The U.S. has…

December 5, 2013

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Economy appears on mend

It’s growing faster, corporate profits are rising and companies are laying off the fewest workers in six years, government reports…

December 5, 2013

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South Africans mourn Nelson Mandela

South Africa’s first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, yet he sought…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Violence erupts in Africa nation

France is promising to double the number of troops it has in the Central African Republic “within a few days,…

December 5, 2013