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Obama vows more NSA program oversight

WASHINGTON – Responding to critics, President Barack Obama promised on Friday to work with Congress on “appropriate reforms” for the domestic surveillance programs that have stirred criticis...

Yemen terror boss left blueprint for waging jihad

TIMBUKTU, Mali – A year before he was caught on an intercept discussing the terror plot that prompted this week’s sweeping closure of U.S. embassies abroad, al-Qaida’s top operative in Yemen...

California faces longer, tough wildfire season

BANNING, Calif. – California truly is the Golden State this summer – golden brown – and that has fire officials worried heading into the peak of the wildfire season. It’s still w...

Local Afghan peace deals raising some questions

As U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan, some local leaders are making cease-fire and other agreements with local insurgent groups, a trend that carries risks but could also help hasten pea...

Israeli settlements under fire from EU

JERUSALEM – Europe’s tough new stance against Jewish settlements could cost Israel hundreds of millions of dollars in EU research grants, putting a hefty price tag on its refusal to stop bui...

More Saudis assisting terrorists, Yemen warns

SANAA, Yemen – At least seven suspected militants from Saudi Arabia were among the alleged al-Qaida members killed in Yemen in a recent wave of U.S. drone strikes, senior Yemeni officials sa...

World Briefs

Seven Saudi militants killed, Yemen reports SANAA, Yemen – At least seven suspected militants from Saudi Arabia were among the alleged al-Qaida members killed in Yemen in a recent...

Danish Muslim leader regrets role in cartoon rage

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – A Danish Muslim leader who seven years ago traveled the Muslim world fueling the uproar over newspaper caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad is back in the headlines in D...

Palestinians complain to Kerry about settlements

WASHINGTON – The second round of U.S.-brokered Mideast peace talks will be held next week, the State Department said Thursday, even as the Palestinians protested new Israeli settlement activ...

Nation/World Briefs

Wildifre burns homes, forces evacuations BEAUMONT, Calif. – A growing wildfire chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range on Thursday, damaging buildings, threaten...

Minnesota dad claims share of Powerball win

ROSEVILLE, Minn. – A 45-year-old suburban Minneapolis man wasted little time Thursday in claiming one-third of a $448 million Powerball jackpot, coming forward only hours after realizing he...

Air crash survival rates unchanged

More passengers are surviving fatal airline accidents during landing, but survival rates during stages of flight when most accidents happen have not improved from decades ago, a new USA TODA...
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