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Islamic State extends hold in Syria DAMASCUS, Syria – Fears mounted over the fate of one of the Mideast’s most prominent archaeological sites after Islamic State militants overran...

China asserts authority over airspace

Country may be raising stakes in disputed seas

Deal advances trade bill

Measure’s future still in doubt

House presses Senate to pass domestic surveillance changes

WASHINGTON – House leaders urged the Senate on Thursday to take up a bill that would end the National Security Agency’s collection of American phone records while preserving other surveillan...

Boy Scouts’ leader says ban on gay adults not sustainable

NEW YORK – The national president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates, said Thursday that the organization’s long-standing ban on participation by openly gay adults is no longer susta...

Oil slicks spread 9 miles off California, foul beaches, air

GOLETA, Calif. – An oil spill from a ruptured onshore pipeline that fouled beaches and threatened wildlife along a scenic stretch of the California coast spread across 9 miles of ocean Wedn...

Justice: NSA may have to wind down bulk collection this week

Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Justice Department warned lawmakers that the National Security Agency will have to wind down its bulk collection of Americans’ phone records by t...

Iranian leader rejects probe of nuclear claims

VIENNA – The U.S. may have to soften demands that any nuclear deal with Iran give UN experts a free hand to investigate possible past nuclear arms works by Tehran, after Iran’s supreme leade...

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Settlement reached in 2010 Gulf oil spill NEW ORLEANS – A committee of lawyers representing businesses and individuals who claim damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill ...

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UN schedules date for Yemen peace talks SANAA, Yemen – The United Nations set the date for peace talks on Yemen for next week in Geneva, while the Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday...

Some fear militants will destroy ruins

IS extremists advance on ancient Roman city in Syria

Businesses rethink hosting biker events

Some reconsider risks after Waco shootout
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