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The 'Cosby effect' is making New York safer

New York Police Department Commissioner William Bratton announced this week that 2015 was the “safest year” in the city’s modern history. One indicator, he said: The number of reported sexua...

Survey: Drop in uninsured stalled in ’15

More young people signing up, administration says

Man dies in Paris attack

PARIS – French police officers fatally shot a man who was wielding a cleaver and yelling “Allahu akbar” as he tried to attack a police station in northern Paris on Thursday, setting off alar...

El Niño helps year end on warmer, wetter note

WASHINGTON – December’s wild El Niño pushed 2015 in the United States to near-record levels for heat, moisture and downright extreme conditions, federal weather officials said Thursday. ...

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President defends stand on gun control FAIRFAX, Va. – President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun cont...

Seeking support for gun actions, Obama tears into the NRA

FAIRFAX, Va. – President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling ...

’Affluenza’ teen’s mom returned to Texas to face charge

FORT WORTH, Texas – The mother of a fugitive teen who used an “affluenza” defense after killing four people in a drunken crash was returned to Texas on Thursday to face a charge of helping h...

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Congress approves bill to repeal Obama’s health care plan WASHINGTON – The GOP-led Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama Wednesday repealing his signature health law...

Advocate: IRS plans will hurt taxpayer help

WASHINGTON – The IRS is planning to push you to fire up the computer rather than calling for tax help, but the agency’s in-house watchdog says that could freeze out millions of taxpayers or ...

Pressure is on China to curb N. Korea

But Beijing leery of pushing nation too hard

New Navy leader: Nukes ‘foundational to our survival’

WASHINGTON – In his blueprint for a stronger Navy, the sea service’s new top boss, Adm. John M. Richardson, is blunt about what he thinks matters most: nuclear punch. Battling te...

Malicious acts cause more airline deaths than accidents

WASHINGTON – Malicious acts surpassed accidents as the chief cause of airline deaths worldwide in 2015 for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally. There were onl...
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