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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...

Chipotle subpoenaed as part of investigation; sales plunge

NEW YORK – Chipotle has been served with a federal subpoena as part of a criminal investigation tied to a norovirus outbreak at one of its restaurants. The subpoena, received last...

North Korea says it tested H-bomb, though advance doubted

SEOUL, South Korea – Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test – a powerful, self-proclaimed “H-bomb of justice” tha...

Foes seek migration curbs after sex assault reports

BERLIN – A string of sex assaults and robberies during New Year’s celebrations in Germany has fuelled debate about the country’s ability to integrate large numbers of migrants, after police ...

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Californians warned drought isn’t over SAN FRANCISCO –- Forced by drought to become miserly with water, Californians were warned against reverting to old habits Tuesday as the fir...
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