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Feds’ failures imperil migrant children in U.S.

LOS ANGELES – As tens of thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America crossed the border in search of safe harbor, overwhelmed U.S. officials weakened child protection policies,...

Was 2015 a record wildfire year?

Dispute fans a debate over U.S. forests

Nation & World Briefs

In rare visit to tiny Laos, Kerry seeks closer relations VIENTIANE, Laos - Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Sunday in Laos, where the United States is helping the government ...

Billionaire donors helped Cruz rise in GOP presidential bid

WASHINGTON – Four of America’s wealthiest businessmen laid the foundation for Ted Cruz’s now-surging Republican presidential campaign and have redefined the role of political donors. ...

3 inmates who escaped from California jail considered armed

LOS ANGELES – Investigators are pursuing several leads in the search for three inmates who masterminded a brazen escape from a Southern California maximum-security jail and are considered da...

East Coast feels snowfall’s impact

NEW YORK – Brilliant sunshine and gently rising temperatures followed the mammoth blizzard that paralyzed Washington and set a single-day snowfall record in New York City, enabling millions ...

Egypt says King Tut mask was scratched, sends 8 to trial

CAIRO – King Tut hasn’t been around for a few thousand years, but his power remains: after a botched repair job of the famed pharaoh’s beard left scratches on his burial mask, Egyptian prose...

Buttons as contemporary art

NEW YORK – There’s no denying buttons are an important clothing item, but can they rise to the level of art? A new exhibition at a Manhattan gallery proves they can. In the hands ...

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K-9 dogs help TSA keep track of bad guys

Burglary suspect locked keys in car

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A man suspected of burglarizing two Alaska businesses was delayed in his get-away by locking his keys in his car. A call to a cab company helped open the car but also led...

House-training troubles? Relax: You’re not alone

LOS ANGELES – If it can happen at the White House, it can happen in any house. Sunny, the Portuguese water dog who joined fellow first dog Bo and the Obama family in 2013, has hou...

World Briefs

Protests at Greek border after deaths ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece – A day after 46 migrants drowned in a choppy Aegean Sea, protesters demonstrated Saturday at a Greek border town to ...
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