Cuba defends its asylum power
Christie calls for return killer of state trooper
DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
N.Y. mayor calls for protest halt
White officer in Wis. not facing charges
DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Study sheds light on sleep problem
Glowing electronic gadgets may be keeping you awake
DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. home sales dropped sharply in November
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans bought homes in November as buying slid to its slowest pace in six months.
The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales of existing hom...
DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
As Air Force fixes nuke flaws, future debated
WASHINGTON – Faced with one of its biggest challenges in years – repairing a troubled nuclear missile corps – the Air Force has taken an important first step by admitting, after years of den...
DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Police departments on alert after cop killings
NEW YORK – Big-city police departments and union leaders around the country are warning the rank and file to wear bulletproof vests and avoid making inflammatory posts on social media in the...
DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Experts say wolves aren’t endangered
MINNEAPOLIS – A group of wolf experts disputed Monday that gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan are endangered or that a judge’s r...
DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Christians, Satanists offer dueling displays
LANSING, Mich. – Christians and Satanists put up competing displays Sunday on the Michigan Capitol grounds as Christmas week got under...
DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Killer of policemen had criminal history
Unions’ messages warn rank-and-file of change in tide
DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Killing of two officers triggers backlash
Rudy Giuliani blasts president, NYC mayor for anti-police rhetoric
DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Some religious conservatives push not to serve gay people
Conservative lawmakers in states nationwide are pushing to expand the right of individuals and businesses not to provide certain services to same-sex couples on religious grounds.
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DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Maryland woman’s gift to old dogs rewards her, too
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – The dogs that make it to Sher Polvinale’s house have, for the most part, had a bleak run of it. They were dogs whose ribs you could count from 10 feet away; they were hit...
DATE: Dec 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
