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Raiders of ‘Hitler’s gas station’ reunite in Ohio

CINCINNATI – All these years later, some surviving veterans still think the raid on “Hitler’s gas station” was a great plan. However, not all worked out as expected, and the result was a fie...

UK files include nuclear war speech for queen

LONDON — British officials drafted an emotional rallying cry for Queen Elizabeth II as part of an exercise simulating the outbreak of nuclear war, records released Thursday show — though the...

House OKs student loan bill

Legislation lowers rates but ties them to U.S. economy

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Obama, lawmakers plan to discuss NSA today WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is inviting a bipartisan group of lawmakers to the White House today to discuss their concerns abou...

Defense chief warns budget cuts could harm military forces

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Wednesday that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order additional sharp reductions in the size of the...

Afghan casualties rising, U.N. reports

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s civilian casualty toll has jumped this year as insurgents fight to recapture territory from the departing American-led coalition, a U.N. report showed Wedn...

Lawyer: S.D. mayor not given harassment training

SAN DIEGO – The attorney for San Diego’s embattled mayor says the city failed to provide Bob Filner state-required sexual harassment training and therefore should pay to defend him against a...

Lawmakers fault poor TSA record on discipline

Federal lawmakers criticized the Transportation Security Administration on Wednesday for uneven disciplinary action in misconduct cases that a government watchdog revealed had grown 26 perce...

Appeals court rules New York City’s big-soda ban unconstitutional

NEW YORK – New York City’s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice. A mid-level state appeals court ruled Tuesday that the city’s Board of Health exceeded its legal autho...

Prosecutors say woman had soda can with green paint

WASHINGTON – A woman charged with defacing the Washington National Cathedral had a soda can of green paint with her when she was arrested, and she has been linked to at least four other inci...

Former Sen. Byrd Jr. of Virginia dies at 98

RICHMOND, Va. – Harry F. Byrd Jr., a 20th century champion of racial segregation and fiscal restraint who followed his father into the U.S. Senate but left his father’s Democratic Party, di...

Delay of employer penalties will cost government $10 billion

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s surprise decision to delay a key requirement of the health care law for employers will cost the government $10 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional ...
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