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Elder Bush unloads: Unsparing critique of Cheney, Rumsfeld

WASHINGTON — Former President George H. W. Bush has finally revealed what he really thinks of his son’s presidency, faulting George W. Bush for setting… Continue reading

House votes to keep highway spending level, ignores warnings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite years of warnings that the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems are falling apart and will bring nightmarish congestion, the House… Continue reading

Presidential candidate Ben Carson, autographs his book during his book signing event in Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages, Fla., Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. (George Horsford/Daily Sun via AP)

Experts dismiss Carson’s belief pyramids used to store grain

MIAMI — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Thursday stood by his belief that Egypt’s great pyramids were built by the biblical figure Joseph to… Continue reading

Presidential candidate Ben Carson, autographs his book during his book signing event in Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages, Fla., Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. (George Horsford/Daily Sun via AP)
FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., speaks at the Iowa GOP's Growth and Opportunity Party at the Iowa state fair grounds in Des Moines, Iowa. Christie and Mike Huckabee have been relegated out of prime-time and onto the undercard at the Nov. 10, GOP presidential debate. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Christie, Huckabee relegated to undercard at next GOP debate

NEWARK, N.J. — Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee have been bumped from the main stage at next week’s GOP presidential debate, while George Pataki and… Continue reading

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., speaks at the Iowa GOP's Growth and Opportunity Party at the Iowa state fair grounds in Des Moines, Iowa. Christie and Mike Huckabee have been relegated out of prime-time and onto the undercard at the Nov. 10, GOP presidential debate. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister

TORONTO — Justin Trudeau was sworn in Wednesday as Canada’s new Liberal prime minister, and his new cabinet ministers vowed to honor campaign pledges to… Continue reading

Bomb may have downed Russian jet

LONDON — British and U.S. officials said Wednesday they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought… Continue reading

Mexico opens door to legal pot

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom.The measure was… Continue reading

In this Sept. 23 photo, Afghan refugee Rasoul Nazari, 15, holds his 10-month-old nephew Imran after crossing the border between Hungary and Austria in Nickelsdorf, Austria.

Afghans swell migrant tide as they flee war, unemployment

KABUL, Afghanistan — As a recent high school graduate from a middle-class Kabul family, Mohammed Fahim Aazar has the means to go to college and… Continue reading

In this Sept. 23 photo, Afghan refugee Rasoul Nazari, 15, holds his 10-month-old nephew Imran after crossing the border between Hungary and Austria in Nickelsdorf, Austria.
In this Monday photo, Israeli rescue personal evacuate a woman after a stabbing attack in Rishon Lezion, Israel.

Conflict hard to ignore as stabbings reach Israeli heartland

RISHON LEZION, Israel — Twenty-four-year-old shopkeeper Darya Zelenkov was working her shift in a downtown clothing shop in this central Israeli city when she was… Continue reading

In this Monday photo, Israeli rescue personal evacuate a woman after a stabbing attack in Rishon Lezion, Israel.
n this Nov. 3 photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rubio, Ryan back off total immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON — Two of the Republican Party’s rising young stars — House Speaker Paul Ryan and presidential hopeful Marco Rubio — made similar calculations on… Continue reading

n this Nov. 3 photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Former state lawmaker Jackie Biskupski reacts as results come in at her election night party for Salt Lake City Mayor on Tuesday.

Salt Lake close to electing first openly gay mayor

SALT LAKE CITY — Vote tallies indicated Salt Lake City was poised to narrowly elect its first openly gay mayor in what would mark another… Continue reading

Former state lawmaker Jackie Biskupski reacts as results come in at her election night party for Salt Lake City Mayor on Tuesday.

Ohio vote leaves pot’s future in question

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The future of marijuana in Ohio faced an uncertain future Wednesday after the resounding defeat of an effort to legalize cannabis for… Continue reading

Warning signs for both parties in state and local elections

WASHINGTON — State and local elections across the country this week produced warning signs for both Democrats and Republicans as they press toward the 2016… Continue reading

Fallen leaves lay on the ground as a man walks through Piedmont Park Wednesday in Atlanta.

Photo: Georgia daily life

Fallen leaves lay on the ground as a man walks through Piedmont Park Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia.… Continue reading

Fallen leaves lay on the ground as a man walks through Piedmont Park Wednesday in Atlanta.

‘Hero’ officer staged suicide, embezzled from youth program

FOX LAKE, Ill. — For weeks, investigators said they were searching for the killers of a small-town police officer known as “G.I. Joe.” Thousands attended… Continue reading

In this Aug. 9 photo, protesters march to mark the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown being shot and killed by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson.

Half of black millennials know of police abuse

WASHINGTON — Long before the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, more than half of African-American millennials indicated they, or someone they… Continue reading

In this Aug. 9 photo, protesters march to mark the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown being shot and killed by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson.
Voters use electronic voting machines at the Schiller Recreation Center polling station on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. Eligible Ohioans headed to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to make marijuana legal for both recreational and medical use. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Ohio votes down legalizing pot for medical, recreational use

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday that would have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana in a single vote — a… Continue reading

Voters use electronic voting machines at the Schiller Recreation Center polling station on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. Eligible Ohioans headed to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to make marijuana legal for both recreational and medical use. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Marijuana legalization bid in California gains powerful backers

SAN FRANCISCO — A long-promised campaign to legalize recreational marijuana use in California next year reached the starting gate with the filing of a ballot… Continue reading

Conflict shapes GOP debate furor

WASHINGTON — Despite a handful of high-profile defections, most Republican presidential candidates are still demanding changes to the GOP’s coming debates. That’s not to say… Continue reading

Philadelphia Democratic mayoral candidate Jim Kenney gives a thumbs up while speaking during an election night event at the National Museum of American Jewish History, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Philadelphia. Kenney, a former longtime councilman, overwhelmed his Republican challenger, business executive Melissa Murray Bailey, in a city that hasn't had a GOP mayor since 1952. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

GOP wins Kentucky guv’s race in top state election

Kentucky voters on Tuesday elected just the second Republican in four decades to hold the governor’s office, in a race that hinged largely on President… Continue reading

Philadelphia Democratic mayoral candidate Jim Kenney gives a thumbs up while speaking during an election night event at the National Museum of American Jewish History, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Philadelphia. Kenney, a former longtime councilman, overwhelmed his Republican challenger, business executive Melissa Murray Bailey, in a city that hasn't had a GOP mayor since 1952. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)