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Afghanistan frees detainees U.S. calls ‘dangerous’

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan released 65 accused militants from a former U.S. prison on Thursday despite protests from the American military, which says the men are Taliban fighters who ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Health insurance sign-ups gaining steam

WASHINGTON – Most states are still lagging when it comes to sign-ups under President Barack Obama’s health-care law, but an Associated Press analysis of numbers reported Wednesday finds a do...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Euthanasia for kids?

BRUSSELS – Belgian lawmakers clashed sharply on Wednesday over whether to grant terminally ill children the right to ask to die, a legal option already possessed by the country’s adults. ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

Obama gets debt bill after Senate approval WASHINGTON – Legislation to raise the federal debt limit and prevent a crippling government default cleared Congress on Wednesday with a...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nuke reform drive features ideas tried 5 years ago

WASHINGTON – Five years ago the Air Force considered a series of proposals to boost morale and fix performance and security lapses in its nuclear missile corps, according to internal emails ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rival Koreas hold senior-level meeting

SEOUL, South Korea – Senior officials from the rival Koreas met Wednesday at a border village, their highest-level talks in years and a potential signal that Pyongyang wants better ties and ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

College really does pay off

WASHINGTON – The earnings gap between young adults with and without bachelor’s degrees has stretched to its widest level in nearly half a century. It’s a sign of the growing value of a colle...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

House approves raising debt limit WASHINGTON – Unwilling to spook the markets and divided among themselves, House Republicans backed away from a battle over the government’s debt ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Let ex-felons vote, Holder asks states

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder called on a group of states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex-felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the criminal justice syste...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Iran marks anniversary of 1979 revolution TEHRAN, Iran – President Hassan Rouhani called Tuesday for “fair and constructive” nuclear talks with world powers as Iran marked the ann...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Americans back Cuba ties

MIAMI – A majority of Americans and an even higher proportion of Floridians support re-establishing relations with Cuba, Washington’s Cold War-era foe that remains blocked behind a five-deca...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Be happy you aren’t in Atlanta

ATLANTA – The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially “catastrophic” second blow in a thick layer of ice that threatened to b...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World