Nation & World

Supreme Court weighs new health law dispute

Amid the troubled rollout of the health law, and 17 months after the justices upheld it, the Obama administration is…

November 25, 2013

Nation & World

Israel resumes campaign against Iran

Israel says it will not end its attempts to stop the United States and five other world powers from easing…

November 25, 2013

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Prospects brighten for small-scale budget deal

Neither party will get its biggest priority – for Democrats, higher taxes; for Republicans, slowing the exploding cost of retirement…

November 25, 2013

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Easing of Iran sanctions could start in December

Many Iranians are upbeat about a new deal that will ease some of the international sanctions against their country in…

November 25, 2013

Nation & World

Newtown report fails to determine shooting motive

This file photograph from the Newtown Bee shows a police officer leading two women and a child from Sandy Hook…

November 25, 2013

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World powers announce Syrian peace talk plans

The U.N. will sponsor talks aimed at ending the fighting in Syria and trying to establish an interim government that…

November 25, 2013

Nation & World

Anatomy of Iranian nuclear deal

supporters call it win-win

November 24, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

HARTFORD, Conn. – A prosecutor is planning to release a report Monday on the investigation into the massacre at Sandy…

November 24, 2013

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EU climate chief says UN talks hinge on 2015 deal

Unidentified delegates listen to a translated commentary Saturday during the closing session of the U.N. Climate Change talks in Warsaw,…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Iran nuclear deal fuels anger, jitters in Mideast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the world had become a “more dangerous place” as a result of the nuclear…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

More than 160 killed as Syrian rebels try to siege

Syrian civilians look for undamaged furniture, clothes and food in their homes destroyed during clashes between the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Youths: Web slurs common, not OK

High school student Vito Calli, 15, of Reading, Pa., whose family emigrated from Argentina, says people tease him online with…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

If government backs in-flight calls, will airlines follow through?

The Federal Communications Commission might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. Old concerns about electronics being a danger…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Climate change deal is made

A delegate attends the closing session of the 19th conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Presidential death puts pressure on next in line

In this Nov. 22, 1963, photo from the White House via the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library in Boston, Lyndon B.…

November 23, 2013

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Nation Briefs

Boeing advises about engine icing problems WASHINGTON – Boeing is alerting airlines about possible engine icing problems on some of…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Iran makes nuclear agreement

will freeze its program for six months

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Clock ticks on crucial Guantanamo law

allows the U.S. to hold detainees there

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Democrats reach breaking point on filibusters

From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Another section of supermarket falls in Latvia

Rescue workers search debris of the Maxima supermarket in Riga, Latvia, on Saturday. At least 54 people have died, including…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Pakistani drone protesters block supply route

troops stopped from accessing Afghanistan

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Political ideology part of London slavery case

Police officers stand outside apartments as police conduct house-to-house inquires in the area where three women were rescued after allegedly…

November 23, 2013

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World Briefs

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Sunni religious leaders said Saturday they closed the sect’s mosques in Baghdad indefinitely to protest attacks targeting…

November 23, 2013

Nation & World

Sticker shock hits health shoppers

vary across states; some consumers squeezed

November 22, 2013