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Senate passes amendment to ban torture as U.S. policy

WASHINGTON – The Senate has passed a measure aimed at ensuring that the United States never tortures detainees again. The Senate voted 78 to 21 on Tuesday to ban torture. ...

Colorado court: Workers can be fired for using pot off-duty

DENVER – Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a...

U.S. confident airstrike killed Algerian terrorist

CAIRO – Pentagon officials say they believe they hit their target – the one-eyed, al-Qaida-linked commander who led a deadly attack on an Algerian gas facility in 2013. But uncertainty still...

Impact of Nazi propaganda still felt

Study shows anti-Semitic teachings still influence many

World Brief

Iran kicks off first matchmaking website TEHRAN, Iran – Iran launched its first official matchmaking website on Monday in a bid to encourage millions of singles to marry, officia...

Nation Briefs

‘Brown ocean’ effect may bedevil Texas DALLAS – The historic rainfall that inundated Texas in May continues to leave the soil saturated and rivers engorged, but a scientist involv...

Government data retention raises privacy concerns

WASHINGTON – A government data warehouse that stores personal information on millions of HealthCare.gov customers is raising privacy concerns at a time when major breaches have become distre...

Jeb Bush offers optimism

Republican will face challenges in 2016 bid

Prison worker charged with aiding escapees appears in court

DANNEMORA, N.Y. – A woman charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security prison in far northern New York made another court appearance Monday as the manhunt for ...

British gather to commemorate Magna Carta

RUNNYMEDE, ENGLAND – When Queen Elizabeth II stepped on to the meadows of Runnymede on Monday, a great feeling of pride and affection swept the thousands who had gathered on the June-green g...

Nation & World Briefs

Whereabouts of N.Y. escapees unknown DANNEMORA, N.Y. – Two convicted murderers who used power tools to cut their way out of a prison near the Canadian border could be nearby or “i...

Thousands of Syrians flee into Turkey

Intense fighting causes people to scatter
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