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U.S. hiring slowed in September as global economy weakened

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers cut back sharply on hiring in September and added fewer jobs in July and August than previously thought – a sour note for a labor market that had been steadily im...

Education Secretary Arne Duncan steps down

WASHINGTON – Arne Duncan, who followed President Barack Obama to Washington to serve as his education secretary, announced Friday he will step down following a seven-year tenure marked by a ...

Officials lower toll in Oregon shooting

ROSEBURG, Ore. – A gunman opened fire inside a classroom at a rural Oregon community college Thursday, killing at least nine people before dying in a shootout with police, authorities said. ...

‘Somehow this has become routine’

Obama: Our ‘political choices’ let this happen

Nation Briefs

Photos show canyons on Pluto’s big moon CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Pluto’s big moon, Charon, is being revealed in all its rugged glory. NASA released the best color pictur...

Toll from Saudi stampede may be higher

TEHRAN, Iran – The death toll in the Saudi hajj disaster rose sharply Thursday as Iran announced 465 of its pilgrims died in last week’s stampede and crush, nearly doubling its earlier count...

New rules target fuel pipeline safety

Pipes in rural areas would be affected for first time

Russia defends airstrikes in Syria

Minister denies targeting U.S.-backed rebel forces

Sanders giving Clinton run for her money

Democratic primary candidate has raised $26M vs. her $28M

World Briefs

Egypt to begin search for Nefertiti’s tomb CAIRO – Egypt’s antiquities minister is promising authorities will move quickly to get the necessary radar equipment to search for Queen...

White House expresses concern over Secret Service report

WASHINGTON – The White House said Thursday that “significant concerns” have been raised by reports that scores of Secret Service employees accessed the unsuccessful job application of a cong...

Hurricane Joaquin gains force near Bahamas, heads toward U.S.

MIAMI – Hurricane Joaquin grew into a category 3 storm late Wednesday as it approached the central islands of the Bahamas on a projected track that would take it near the U.S. East Coast by ...
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