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Politics of grief, gun control, prayer after latest shooting
WASHINGTON — It’s a natural reaction in times of grief: Politicians from both parties offered supportive thoughts and…
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Senate rejects more gun background checks after attack
WASHINGTON — A polarized Senate voted Thursday against expanding background checks for more gun purchases, rejecting the proposal…
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House overwhelmingly backs 5-year transportation bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of stymied efforts to address the nation’s aging and congested highways and bridges,…
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Pentagon chief to military: Open combat jobs to women
WASHINGTON — After three years of study and debate, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the military Thursday to…
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Senate set to OK Republican bill unraveling health care law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Openly welcoming a preordained veto, Senate Republicans on Thursday drove toward passage legislation aimed at…
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Speaker Ryan calls for ‘bold, pro-growth agenda’
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Paul Ryan pledged Thursday that the House will finally come up with a…
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More US police charged with murder, manslaughter in 2015
CHICAGO (AP) — The number of U.S. police officers charged with murder or manslaughter for on-duty shootings has…
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Ex-coal CEO convicted of misdemeanor conspiracy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted Thursday of a misdemeanor count connected to…
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Supreme Court blocks Native Hawaiian election vote count
HONOLULU — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked votes from being counted in a unique election that’s…
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As air quality drops, Delhi fashions its own masks
NEW DELHI — There was a time when winter in the Indian capital was a glorious thing. Clear,…
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India, Brazil resist bid for long-term carbon goals
LE BOURGET, France — Attempts to inscribe a long-term goal to phase out carbon emissions in an envisioned…
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Legal limbo awaits millions of future ‘climate refugees’
NEW DELHI — Farmer Ajmad Miyah has given up on ever settling down again. Three years after the…
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14 dead in San Bernardino shooting
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — At least two heavily armed attackers opened fire on a banquet at a social…
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Hawaii Supreme Court denies telescope construction
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Supreme Court Wednesday invalidated a permit awarded for the construction of one of the…
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Texas sues feds to block resettlement of 6 Syrian refugees
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Wednesday sued the U.S. government in an effort to block six Syrian refugees…
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Lack of sound in Chicago police videos raises more questions
CHICAGO — A police dash-cam video that captures a white Chicago officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16…
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Mexico experts: Passageway may lead to Aztec ruler
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican archaeologist said his team has found a tunnel-like passageway that apparently leads to…
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Iraqi forces surround Ramadi, but it could be a long siege
BAGHDAD — After months of sluggish progress, stalled advances and outright failures, Iraqi troops and militias backed by…
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Obama: Parts of deal must be legally binding
LE BOURGET, France — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that parts of the global warming deal being negotiated…
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Facebook CEO, now a father, will give away most of his money
SAN FRANCISCO — Talk about birth announcements: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife say they’ll devote nearly…