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Life expectancy dipped a bit for white women in U.S.

NEW YORK – Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report. White women lost about five weeks from their predicted lifespan in 2014, comp...

How politics, hip-hop put Tubman on the $20

Alexander Hamilton seemed destined to share his starring role on paper currency with an American woman, thanks to the immutable forces of bureaucracy. His bill was up next for a redesign rig...

Trump rebounds with New York win

Clinton stops challenge from Sanders

Deadly attacks in Afghan capital show Taliban’s strength

KABUL, Afghanistan – A week after proclaiming their spring offensive, Taliban militants stormed an Afghan government security agency with a suicide car bomb and gunfire Tuesday, killing 28 p...

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U.S. judge approves Ferguson agreement ST. LOUIS – A federal judge approved an agreement Tuesday between Ferguson and the U.S. Justice Department that calls for sweeping changes in the Misso...

Houston flood control efforts fall behind urban sprawl

HOUSTON – Flood control has long been a challenging issue in Houston, dating back to the city’s infancy on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou when its first flood was recorded more than 170 year...

After 100 years, a lost flower is found

Maryland botanist rediscoversrare treasure

Stolen ‘inverted Jenny’ stamp resurfaces

NEW YORK – One of the longest mysteries in the stamp-collecting world is getting a new chapter. Six decades after four of the U.S. Postal Service’s most celebrated misprints were...

Fidel Castro gives rare speech saying he will soon die

HAVANA – Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro delivered a valedictory speech on Tuesday to the Communist Party he put in power a half-century ago, telling party members he would soon die ...

Earth’s hot streak continues for a record 11 months

WASHINGTON – Earth’s record monthly heat streak has hit 11 months in a row – a record in itself. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday that March’s...

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U.S. approves more troops to fight Islamic State WASHINGTON – The United States will send approximately 200 additional troops to Iraq and allow U.S. advisers to move closer to the front line...

Trump, Clinton bet on New York to end campaign turbulence

For the two front-runners in the Republican and Democratic presidential nomination races, there’s no place like home. Polls show Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Tru...
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