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NTSB blames distracted engineer for deadly Amtrak wreck

WASHINGTON – The speeding Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, most likely ran off the rails because the engineer was distracted by word of a nearby com...

Study: States are losing out on billions by keeping pot illegal

Critics point to social problems from legalization

Supreme Court dodges decision on birth control

Justices may be buying time until a ninth justice is chosen

Nursing homes turn to eviction to drop difficult patients

NEW YORK – Nursing homes are increasingly evicting their most challenging residents, advocates for the aged and disabled say, testing protections for some of society’s most vulnerable. ...

Security concerns end Nevada Democrats’ convention

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada Democratic Convention turned into an unruly and unpredictable event, after tension with organizers led to some Bernie Sanders supporters throwing chairs and to securit...

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Obama assails Trump’s wall in Rutgers commencement speech PISCATAWAY, N.J. - President Barack Obama delivered a commencement address at Rutgers University on Sunday that steered clear of the...

Kerry in Saudi Arabia for talks on Syria, Libya, Yemen

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday held talks with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman about the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Yemen, ahead of international meetings ...

Brazil’s road ahead filled with challenges

SAO PAULO – To say that Michel Temer faces huge challenges would be an understatement. Brazil’s 75-year-old acting president must fight the Zika virus, which can cause birth defec...

GOP’s Trump sounds like a Democrat

NEW YORK – As he tries to charm Republicans still skeptical of his presidential candidacy, Donald Trump has a challenge: On several key issues, he sounds an awful lot like a Democrat. ...

Protesters block train tracks to 2 Washington refineries

Activists seek an end to dependence on oil

Photo: Locking lips

Peace deal expected with armed Afghan group

Agreement could revive peace talks with Taliban
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