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Explosion rocks SpaceX launch pad in Florida during test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A massive explosion rocked a SpaceX launch pad Thursday during a routine rocket test for a planned weekend launch. There were no injuries, but the rocket an...

Florida braces for ‘life-threatening’ Hurricane Hermine

Storm expected to blow ashore late Thursday or early Friday

Americans ‘thriving’ under Obama, poll finds

How Americans feel about the state of their lives have improved markedly in the eight years since Barack Obama was elected president, according to Gallup data. In 2008, fewer than...

Obama links conservation to climate change

STATELINE, Nev. – Standing beneath the forest-green peaks of the Sierra Nevada, President Barack Obama drew a connection Wednesday between conservation efforts and stopping global warming, d...

Gun sale ban to marijuana card holders upheld

Use raises risk of ‘irrational’ behavior

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Maine governor to seek ‘spiritual’ help AUGUSTA, Maine – Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday he intends to seek “spiritual guidance” in hopes of quieting a controversy he created whe...

Trump defends his plan for border wall

Mexican leader calls talks ‘constructive’

Historic commercial flight from U.S. to Cuba set to take off

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century flew out of Fort Lauderdale for the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesda...

Rules keep pilots flying straight

Incidents of crews being drunk are very rare

Clashes subside in Syria between Turkish, Kurdish forces

BEIRUT – Clashes between Turkey’s military and Kurdish-backed Syrian forces subsided Tuesday evening after days of fighting between the two had frustrated efforts by a U.S.-led coalition to ...

Threats lead to closure of USDA offices

Shutdowns also affected some Forest Service tourist sites

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General rips Iranian navy’s actions in gulf WASHINGTON – The top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East sharply criticized Iran on Tuesday for recent high-speed maneuvers by Iranian pat...
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