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Georgia woman claims half of jackpot

ATLANTA – A Georgia woman who bought just one ticket and used family birthdays and lucky No. 7 to choose her numbers was one of two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot, the sec...

Senate sends president compromise budget bill

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a two-year tax and spending bill that rolls back automatic spending cuts and may end the budget brinkmanship that has dominated Co...

Advisory panel urges new limits on spying

WASHINGTON – A presidential advisory panel has recommended sweeping changes to government surveillance programs, including limiting the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records by strippi...

Fed will reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January

The reduction to $75 billion a month is a small but significant step because it signals that Fed policymakers are ready to ease their massive support for the economy provided since the Great...

Health-premium deadline extended

Voluntary move aims to head off problems

Part of New York Greenwich Village gets landmark status

NEW YORK – The city’s newest historic landmark is part of a neighborhood where generations of American cultural greats staged their art, music, literature and politics – from Edgar Allan Poe...

House members retiring in Iowa, Virginia and Utah

DES MOINES, Iowa – Three veteran House members from Iowa, Virginia and Utah have decided not to seek re-election in 2014, offering both parties an opportunity to gain a seat or two. ...

Obama facing new concern

WASHINGTON – Just when the government’s insurance website is starting to run more smoothly, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds a potentially bigger problem for President Barack Obama’s healt...

Nation Briefs

Prosecutors to seek jail for teen in DUI case FORT WORTH, Texas – North Texas prosecutors are trying a second time to imprison a teen who was sentenced last week to 10 years’ prob...

Tech leaders seek NSA overhaul

WASHINGTON – Tech executives urged President Barack Obama Tuesday to “move aggressively” to overhaul the way the U.S. government conducts surveillance. The push came during a priv...

NASA plans spacewalks to repair cooling system

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has ordered up a series of urgent spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line at the International Space Station, a massive repair job that could stretch to Christmas...

Iranian: New deal possible

TEHRAN, Iran – A top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said Tuesday Tehran is ready for a final nuclear deal with world powers over its disputed nuclear program, a strong signal of interest a...
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