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No closing argument from Fort Hood rampage suspect

Military police inspect cars arriving for Thursday’s court proceedings in the trial of Army Maj. Nidal Hasan in the fatal…

August 22, 2013

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Tentative deal in San Diego mayor harassment suit

A tentative deal has been reached in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against San Dieo Mayor Bob Filner and the…

August 21, 2013

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Uneasy partners Japan, South Korea join US air drills

Their aircraft have been flying the annual Red Flag Alaska training drills that end Friday, along with U.S. and Australian…

August 21, 2013

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Railroads seek to install cameras to watch crews

Union Pacific asked a federal judge this week to declare it has the authority to install the cameras under the…

August 21, 2013

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Water leaks may become new Japan nuclear disaster

Contaiminated water is leaking from some of the steel storage tanks at the wrecked Fukusima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, raising…

August 21, 2013

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Manning case unlikely to affect other leak probes

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, before a sentencing…

August 21, 2013

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NSA releases court opinions

The National Security Agency says it collected thousands of emails and other Internet communications from Americans with no terrorist connections…

August 21, 2013

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Court orders Mubarak to be freed

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be put under house arrest if he is released from prison after two years…

August 21, 2013

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Reported Syria attack tests U.S. hope to avoid war

Syrian anti-government activists are accusing the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad of launching a chemical attack that killed at…

August 21, 2013

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Manning sentenced to 35 years in WikiLeaks case

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, before a sentencing…

August 21, 2013

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Media in Egypt stoke the heat – and now feel it

Journalists covering the turmoil in Egypt are coming under increasing danger from police and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.…

August 20, 2013

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Report: 95 percent odds that humans are to blame for warming

The findings are from a draft of the 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report obtained by USA TODAY. The…

August 20, 2013

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Attacks in Hezbollah area test supporters’ resolve

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has been shaken by recent bombings in Beirut bringing a sense of fear and unease to…

August 20, 2013

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Afghan military is looking to count a few good men

That’s why the Pentagon is looking for a contractor to upgrade the existing Afghan database to determine who is serving…

August 20, 2013

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Justices far from being tech savvy, Kagan says

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says her fellow justices aren’t the most technologically advanced people. She said justices still send…

August 20, 2013

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Medical care costs rise more than wages

Coverage costs still are climbing faster than wages. That means, in many cases, that a bigger portion of the average…

August 20, 2013

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Near drowning discussed by Italy astronaut

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano talked on his online blog about how he nearly drowned during a spacewalk outside…

August 20, 2013

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CIA admits Iran coup role

The acknowledgment is contained in documents obtained by the National Security Archive through a Freedom of Information Act. The archive,…

August 20, 2013

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Prosecutors end Hasan case

After calling nearly 90 witnesses in 11 days, prosecutors said they had completed their case during Maj. Nidal Hasan’s trial.…

August 20, 2013

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Iran Foreign Ministry to handle nuclear talks

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says the election of moderate President Hasan…

August 20, 2013

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White House studies cutting aid to Egypt

White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest says President Barack Obama has called a meeting to discuss whether or not…

August 20, 2013

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Ex-Pakistani leader faces murder charges

A Pakistani court has indicted former Pakistani President and military chief Pervez Musharraf on charges in connection with the assassination…

August 20, 2013

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States predict more insurance customers

USA TODAY contacted the 50 states, and 19 had estimates for how many of their uninsured residents they expect will…

August 19, 2013

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Benghazi aftershocks affecting U.S. policy in Egypt

The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed the American ambassador and left three other Americans dead was…

August 19, 2013