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Criminal-justice system changes are proposed

Attorney general wants shorter sentences for drug-related crimes

Egypt police to clear sit-ins

CAIRO – Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi fortified their two Cairo sit-in sites as Egyptian security officials said their forces will move against the entrenched protest camps w...

12-year-old boy unearths 5.16-carat brown diamond

Michael Dettlaff, 12, had only been searching for 10 minutes when he stumbled across a 5.16 carat diamond. The North Carolina boy was on vacation with his family at Arkansas’ Crat...

Progress made for hurt veterans

Obama assures crowd in Florida

Consumers soon to see relief at gas pump

Consumers are about to get a break at the gas pump for the rest of 2013 and much of 2014, analysts say. Gasoline prices typically head lower after the peak summer driving season, ...

Nation Briefs

Washington, D.C. U.S. to reopen 18 diplomatic missions after threat WASHINGTON – Eighteen of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates that were closed in the Middle East a...

Obamas return to Martha’s Vineyard

WASHINGTON – The first summer vacation of President Barack Obama’s second term is taking him back to Martha’s Vineyard, the Massachusetts island he avoided during last year’s re-election cam...

Spelling still matters? Y-E-S, say the experts

Glance at any “c u soon”-splattered smartphone screen and it’s obvious: The nation’s spelling is in jeopardy. The orthographic schism between the YOLO generation and its elders ca...

Arizona denied federal aid after Yarnell Hill Fire

Gov. Jan Brewer ‘deeply troubled’ by the decision

Iowa Democrats worry Clinton might snub them

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Democrats are salivating for Hillary Rodham Clinton to run, but they harbor concerns that she’s not terribly fond of Iowa. Was she so stung by her third-pl...

Teen found safe in Idaho; alleged abductor killed

CASCADE, Idaho – The man suspected of abducting 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and killing her mother and brother has been killed in Idaho and the teen has been found safe, San Diego Sheriff Wi...

Endangered species thrive on military ranges

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. – The sign leaves no doubt about the risk in entering the steep seaside hills that North America’s rarest bird calls home: “Danger. Boom. Explosives. Unexploded O...
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