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Nation Briefs

MLK’s children battle over his possessions ATLANTA – A generation after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, his children are fighting among themselves again, this time over t...

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

Senate OK’s new China envoy

WASHINGTON – The Senate easily confirmed longtime Sen. Max Baucus on Thursday to become ambassador to China, handing the job to a lawmaker well-versed in U.S. trade policy but with little ex...

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

Boehner casts doubts on immigration bill

WASHINGTON – Speaker John Boehner on Thursday all but ruled out passage of immigration legislation before this fall’s elections, saying it would be difficult for the Republican-led House to ...

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

Eliot Ness: Real hero or Hollywood myth?

CHICAGO – In the pantheon of Chicago crime fighters, nobody has the worldwide reputation of Eliot Ness. He’s the Prohibition agent who brought down Al Capone, the principled lawma...

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

Israeli draft law spurs protests

JERUSALEM – Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked highways across Israel Thursday to protest attempts to draft them into the army, clashing with club-wielding police who aimed water canno...

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

World Briefs

Syrian rebels free inmates from prison BEIRUT – A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of a Syrian prison Thursday and rebels stormed in behind him, freeing hundreds of inm...

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

U.S. government to spend $30M on forest restoration

HELENA, Mont. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it will spend $30 million this year on forest restoration projects in 12 states to reduce the threat of wildfires, protect w...

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

Moscow airport not enforcing liquids ban

SOCHI, Russia – Despite a temporary Russian ban on liquids in carry-on luggage, some air travelers heading to the Sochi Olympics through Moscow have brought toothpaste and other toiletries p...

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

Jobless bill stalled anew in Senate

Democrats effort to woo GOP falls two votes short

DATE: Feb 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rare ‘frost quakes’ rattle many residents in Missouri

ST. LOUIS – Chuck Herron heard the loud thud, then another and another. It sounded like someone was dropping big snowballs on the roof of his home. The house is more than 100 year...

DATE: Feb 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Panel: Vatican not doing enough to protect kids

GENEVA - A U.N. panel sharply criticized the Vatican on Wednesday for putting the reputation and interests of the Holy See above the interests of children who had been sexually abused by pri...

DATE: Feb 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

U.S. warning airlines about possible threat WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department is warning airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives on boa...

DATE: Feb 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World