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Obama, Hollande pledge solidarity against Islamic State

WASHINGTON – Pledging solidarity after the Paris attacks, President Barack Obama promised Tuesday to work with France and other allies to intensify the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic ...

In a first, booster returns safely to Earth

NEW YORK – A private space company announced Tuesday that it had landed a rocket upright and gently enough to be used again, a milestone in commercial aeronautics. Reusing rocket...

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Wisconsin abortion law deemed unconstitutional MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional...

White House asks allies to step up in IS campaign

WASHINGTON – The White House urged allies on Monday to do more in the campaign against the Islamic State, while President Barack Obama faced pressure in return to show the U.S.-led coalition...

Airports see increase in delays on the runway

Construction projects add to increasing taxiway time

Suicide vest found in Paris

BRUSSELS – A street cleaner found an explosive vest similar to those used in the Paris attacks on Monday near the place where a suspect’s mobile phone had been found, raising the possibility...

Police hunt suspects in New Orleans mass park shooting

NEW ORLEANS – Police on Monday sought to determine what touched off a wild shootout in a crowd of hundreds of people at a New Orleans playground, where an evening of fun at a block party swi...

Brussels stays on high alert over threat

BRUSSELS – With hundreds of troops patrolling Brussels for a second day and authorities hunting one or more suspected militants, the Belgian government chose Sunday to keep the capital on th...

Man comes to aid of woman, shot by her attacker in New Orleans

Peter Gold, a fourth-year medical student at Tulane, was driving down a New Orleans street early on Friday when he spotted a woman in distress. It was 4 a.m. and the woman was bei...

Mali hotel attack aimed at peace talks

BAMAKO, Mali – The assault on a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital that killed 19 people was a clear attempt to derail a fragile peace process meant to stabilize the country’s volatile north, a ...

College presidents defend importance of free speech

HARTFORD, Conn. – As debates about race and other social issues flare on campuses, college presidents are increasingly intervening to draw a line when cultural sensitivity conflicts with fre...

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Experts foresee big Medicare increases WASHINGTON – With time running out on open enrollment season, many seniors are facing sharply higher premiums for Medicare’s popular prescri...
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