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

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration searched for answers Wednesday about a reported chemical weapons attack in Syria that would mark the most flagrant violation yet of the U.S. “red line” ...

Manning sentenced to 35 years in WikiLeaks case

FORT MEADE, Md. – Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison for giving hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks in one of ...

Media in Egypt stoke the heat – and now feel it

CAIRO – The military says Tamer Abdel-Raouf sped through a military checkpoint, ignoring soldiers’ warning shots. A colleague who was with him in the car says he obeyed the soldiers’ orders ...

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

The world’s top group of climate scientists is preparing to report that man-made global warming is “extremely likely,” putting the odds that humanity is the main reason for the warming at 95...

Attacks in Hezbollah area test supporters’ resolve

BEIRUT – Car bombings targeting Hezbollah strongholds south of Beirut have shaken the Shiite militant group, bringing fear to a community that was largely spared the violence plaguing the re...

Afghan military is looking to count a few good men

If the Afghan government is going to take over all military operations in Afghanistan from U.S. forces next year, it will need to know who’s in its military. That’s why the Pentag...

Justices far from being tech savvy, Kagan says

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Elena Kagan says she and her fellow Supreme Court justices aren’t the most tech savvy group of people and still communicate with each other the same way they did when she ...

Medical care costs rise more than wages

Workers saw a modest rise in the average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance this year, but they’re probably not overwhelmed with relief. Coverage costs still are climbi...

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Teenager arrested in Georgia school shooting DECATUR, Ga. – A teen was in custody Tuesday, accused of firing shots from an assault rifle at an Atlanta-area elementary school where...

Near drowning discussed by Italy astronaut

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Italian astronaut who nearly drowned in his helmet during a spacewalk last month is sharing more details about the terrifying experience, revealing how he felt al...

CIA admits Iran coup role

The CIA, in recently declassified documents, has formally acknowledged that the spy agency helped to plan and execute the coup in Iran in 1953 that overthrew the democratically elected prime...

Prosecutors end Hasan case

FORT HOOD, Texas – Military prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. After c...
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