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U.S. releases list of Title IX probes

The Department of Education Thursday released a list of 55 colleges and universities it is investigating for their handling of sexual assaults, an unprecedented move prompted by recommendati...

Nation Briefs

Administration seeks new privacy laws WASHINGTON – The White House is asking Congress to pass new privacy laws that would add more safeguards for Americans’ data and provide more ...

Military sex assault reports jump

WASHINGTON – Reports by members of the military of sexual assaults jumped by an unprecedented 50 percent last year, in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared a “clear threat” to both ma...

World Briefs

Search for missing jet delayed, report shows KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Air traffic controllers did not realize that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was missing until 17 minutes after ...

Ukraine renews military draft

DONETSK, Ukraine – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Ukraine should withdraw its military units from the eastern and southern regions of the country, where anti-government ...

Teens’ joking turned to fear

SEOUL, South Korea – Soon after the ferry began to tilt, there was nervous laughter, jokes about the Titanic and talk of selfies and Facebook posts from the doomed high school students huddl...

U.S. response to Benghazi attack faulted

WASHINGTON – A retired U.S. general came under sharp criticism from a Republican committee chairman on Thursday after testifying that the Obama administration reacted weakly to the deadly 20...

Internet giants eye cheerleader’s defamation suit

CINCINNATI – An appeals court heard arguments Thursday over whether a gossip website should have been immune from a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader, a c...

Off-duty captain warned ferry had stability risks

MOKPO, South Korea – An off-duty captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has told investigators that the owners ignored his warning that the ship shouldn’t carry too much cargo because it w...

Nation & World Briefs

Computer failure grounds flights in West LOS ANGELES – Flights from airports in the Los Angeles area were grounded for more than an hour Wednesday because of a computer failure at...

Leader admits Ukraine can’t stop insurgent forces

HORLIVKA, Ukraine – Ukraine’s acting president conceded Wednesday that his police and security forces were “helpless” to stifle unrest in the country’s east, where pro-Russia gunmen seized m...

Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in Florida, Alabama

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. – People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama...
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