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Abbas refuses Israeli demand

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said there is “no way” he will recognize Israel as a Jewish state and accept a Palestinian capital in just a portion of Israeli-anne...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Statue of princess discovered near Luxor CAIRO — Egypt has announced a team of European archaeologists have found a nearly 6-foot- tall alabaster statue of a pharoanic princess, ...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Court says Kansas school funding illegal TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas must spend more money on its public schools, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that could jeopardiz...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report faults oversight of foreign student program

WASHINGTON – The government is falling short in assessing the risks of a program that allows tens of thousands of foreign students to stay in the United States and work for close to 2½ years...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Winter damage toll tops $5 billion – so far

With close to $5 billion in damages – so far – the U.S.’s damage total from the fierce winter of 2013-14 is about $2 billion above average, according to data from Aon Benfield, a global rein...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Want to catch spring in full bloom?

WASHINGTON – It’s been a long, snowy winter, but Washington’s fabled cherry blossom trees are a hardy bunch, and they’re blooming is right around the corner. The famous trees are ...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Ukraine base in Crimea under siege

KIEV, Ukraine – A Russian military truck broke down the gates of a Ukrainian base in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol and put the base under siege Friday, the Interfax news agency reporte...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama’s warnings brushed aside by Russia’s Putin

WASHINGTON – One by one, President Barack Obama’s warnings to Russia are being brushed aside by President Vladimir Putin, who appears to only be speeding up efforts to formally stake his cla...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Economic picture growing brighter

WASHINGTON – Brutal winter weather snarled traffic, canceled flights and cut power to homes and factories in February. Yet it didn’t faze U.S. employers, who added 175,000 jobs, far more tha...

DATE: Mar 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Man denies he’s Bitcoin founder

LOS ANGELES – The man Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin denied he had anything to do with the digital currency. In an exclusive two-hour interview with The Associated Pre...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Central African Republic pleads for U.N. force

UNITED NATIONS – Central African Republic’s foreign minister told the Security Council Thursday that a U.N. peacekeeping mission is urgently needed in his country to bolster French and Afric...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

We’re in the money

WASHINGTON – A surging stock market and rebounding home prices boosted Americans’ wealth to a record in the final three months of last year, though both trends have slowed so far in 2014. ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World