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Another study says warming may be worse than experts think

WASHINGTON — Most computer simulations of climate change are underestimating by at least one degree how warm the world will get this century, a new… Continue reading

Epidemic fuels demand for ‘sober homes’

CHICAGO — The nation’s epidemic of addiction to painkillers and heroin is fueling runaway demand for a once-obscure form of housing known as “sober homes,”… Continue reading

A top haven for tax cheats that may surprise you: The US

WASHINGTON — The U.S. lambastes and strong-arms countries that help drug lords and millionaire investors hide their money from tax collectors. Critics say it should… Continue reading

Wounds reopened as ex-coal chief gets 1 year in prison

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Standing before a federal judge, former coal company executive Don Blankenship expressed sorrow for the families of 29 men killed in his… Continue reading

Trump eyes shift to policy ‘meat’ as convention fight looms

WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump signaled a shift toward “more meat on the bone” in his policy speeches Wednesday amid new signs of campaign discord,… Continue reading

Marlow Mittelstaedt, of Laramie, holds a sign supporting Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a campaign rally Tuesday evening in the Arts and Sciences Auditorium at the University of Wyoming campus on April 5, 2016, in Laramie, Wyo. (Blaine McCartney/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Clinton hits Sanders on gun control, sharpens attacks

PHILADELPHIA — Armed with a blistering tabloid cover, Hillary Clinton is pitting Bernie Sanders against the parents of children murdered in Sandy Hook, part of… Continue reading

Marlow Mittelstaedt, of Laramie, holds a sign supporting Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a campaign rally Tuesday evening in the Arts and Sciences Auditorium at the University of Wyoming campus on April 5, 2016, in Laramie, Wyo. (Blaine McCartney/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Egypt threatens to shut down center documenting torture

CAIRO — For more than two decades, a team of psychiatrists in downtown Cairo have provided a unique service in Egypt: Therapy for people who… Continue reading

Politicians, celebs in spotlight over offshore accounts

BERLIN — The fallout from a massive leak of records on offshore accounts dragged a growing number of leaders and celebrities into the spotlight Wednesday,… Continue reading

FILE - This is a Monday April 4, 2016 file photo of Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, as he speaks during a parliamentary session in Reykjavik . Iceland's president on Tuesday April 5, 2016, refused a request from the prime minister to dissolve parliament and call a new election amid a dispute over the premier's offshore tax affairs. Embattled Prime Minister Sigmunder David Gunnlaugsson is facing growing calls for him to step down because of reported offshore financial dealings by him and his wife that opposition lawmakers say show a significant conflict of interest with his job. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gunnarsson, File)

Icelandic PM to resign amid offshore holdings controversy

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s embattled prime minister has resigned amid a controversy over his offshore holdings, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday as outrage over the… Continue reading

FILE - This is a Monday April 4, 2016 file photo of Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, as he speaks during a parliamentary session in Reykjavik . Iceland's president on Tuesday April 5, 2016, refused a request from the prime minister to dissolve parliament and call a new election amid a dispute over the premier's offshore tax affairs. Embattled Prime Minister Sigmunder David Gunnlaugsson is facing growing calls for him to step down because of reported offshore financial dealings by him and his wife that opposition lawmakers say show a significant conflict of interest with his job. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gunnarsson, File)

As Afghan war escalates, schools forced to close

KABUL, Afghanistan — One of Afghanistan’s proudest achievements has been getting millions of children, especially girls, back into school since the toppling of the Taliban.… Continue reading

Mississippi gov signs law allowing service denial to gays

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s governor signed a law on Tuesday that allows public and private businesses to refuse service to gay couples based on the… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a rally at the Milwaukee Theatre Monday, April 4, 2016, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Trump: Fund wall by cutting off remittances

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump would try to force Mexico to pay for a border wall by targeting billions of dollars in remittances sent by immigrants… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a rally at the Milwaukee Theatre Monday, April 4, 2016, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

How a spy probe wound up as a child pornography prosecution

WASHINGTON — FBI agents investigating a potential data leak at Boeing obtained a secret warrant to search the home computers of a company manager in… Continue reading

Supreme Court bolsters political influence of Latinos

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed election maps that bolster the growing political influence of America’s Latinos on Monday, ruling that states can count… Continue reading

Trump, Cruz making final pitches in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE — After Donald Trump’s toughest stretch of the campaign, he and Ted Cruz made spirited final pitches Monday to Wisconsin voters, who will cast… Continue reading

California, New York enact highest $15 minimum wages

LOS ANGELES — California and New York acted Monday to gradually push their statewide minimum wages to $15 an hour — the highest in the… Continue reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Novo-Ogaryov residence outside Moscow on Monday, April 4, 2016. The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov has dismissed suggestions of Putin's involvement in an offshore account scheme as a smear likely motivated by "Putinophobia." (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Data trove offers glimpse of how the rich hide their money

FRANKFURT, Germany — A leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panama-based law firm offers a glimpse into the shadowy world where the rich and… Continue reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Novo-Ogaryov residence outside Moscow on Monday, April 4, 2016. The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov has dismissed suggestions of Putin's involvement in an offshore account scheme as a smear likely motivated by "Putinophobia." (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
In this March 11 photo, Dr. Michael Victoroff, a physician in the Denver area whose leisure-time passion is competitive shooting, practices at a range in Centennial, Colorado.

In West, region of guns and suicide, outreach to curb deaths

MONTROSE, Colorado — Keith Carey is a gunsmith in Montrose, a town with a frontier flavor set amid the mesas of western Colorado. He’s a… Continue reading

In this March 11 photo, Dr. Michael Victoroff, a physician in the Denver area whose leisure-time passion is competitive shooting, practices at a range in Centennial, Colorado.
FILE - In this April 22, 2015 file photo, Ralph Logan, general manager of Microtrain, left, speaks with James Smith who is seeking employment during a National Career Fairs job fair in Chicago. U.S. employers notched another solid month of hiring in March by adding 215,000 jobs, driven by large gains in the construction, retail and health care industries. Despite the jump, the Labor Department said Friday, April 1, 2016 that the unemployment rate ticked up to 5 percent from 4.9 percent. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Steady hiring spurs more job hunts, rate rises to 5 pct.

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers shrugged off signs of weak growth and extended their long stretch of steady hiring in March, adding 215,000 jobs.The unemployment rate… Continue reading

FILE - In this April 22, 2015 file photo, Ralph Logan, general manager of Microtrain, left, speaks with James Smith who is seeking employment during a National Career Fairs job fair in Chicago. U.S. employers notched another solid month of hiring in March by adding 215,000 jobs, driven by large gains in the construction, retail and health care industries. Despite the jump, the Labor Department said Friday, April 1, 2016 that the unemployment rate ticked up to 5 percent from 4.9 percent. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

California, New York poised to raise minimum wage to $15

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and New York are poised to become the highest-paid minimum-wage states in the nation after their governors each reached deals with… Continue reading