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A new course for Navy weapons

BATH, Maine – Some of the Navy’s futuristic weapons sound like something out of “Star Wars,” with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hyper...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Justices may rule on gun-carry laws

WASHINGTON – Guns will be on the table Friday when the Supreme Court meets in private conference to consider potential cases for next fall’s docket. Just figuratively, of course. ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Letter warns North Korean leader about accusations

GENEVA – A U.N. panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he may be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ra...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

White House praises stimulus bill impact RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The White House says a costly spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law five years ago Monday was good ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Militants may be targeting Egypt tourism

CAIRO – A deadly suicide bombing that hit a bus of South Korean Christians visiting biblical sites in Egypt and Israel has raised fears that Islamic militants battling security forces in the...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Venezuela expels 3 diplomats from U.S. CARACAS, Venezuela – President Nicolas Maduro’s government Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ethiopian co-pilot hijacks plane to Geneva

GENEVA – It seemed like a routine overnight flight until the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner went into a dive and oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Only then did the terrified passengers – ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Health-care law’s earliest winners are ...

CHICAGO – For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the quest for health care has been one obstacle after another. They’re unwanted by employers, rejected by insurers, str...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

S. Korean tourists killed in bombing

First attack on Red Sea tourists in a decade

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Kickstarter: Hackers got customer data NEW YORK – Online fundraising site Kickstarter says hackers got some of its customer data. Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickle...

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S created a ‘negative climate’

Syria peace talks stalling in Geneva

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

South African miners refuse rescuing JOHANNESBURG – Emergency workers in South Africa cleared a mine shaft entrance Sunday, allowing miners trapped below the chance to escape. How...

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World