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Gov. Christie goes on the offensive about accusations

TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is going on the offensive after a former loyalist said he has evidence the Republican governor knew more than he has admitted about an apparent...

U.S. State Department report doesn’t daunt Keystone foes

Study finds no major objections to the oil pipeline

Costs high for Obamacare repeal

Health-care law is locked in place, some experts say

Gunman’s doctor before rampage: ‘No problem there’

WASHINGTON – The gunman who killed 12 people in last year’s rampage at Washington’s Navy Yard convinced Veterans Affairs doctors before the shootings that he had no mental health issues desp...

Craft brewer’s drone delivery hopes put on ice

MILWAUKEE – A craft brewer still has hopes of one day using drones to deliver its lager to ice fishing anglers on Minnesota lakes by air, despite being grounded by federal aviation officials...

Suicides in the Army decline sharply

FORT CARSON, Colo. – Suicides in the Army fell by 19 percent in 2013, dramatically reversing a rising trend plaguing the Army for nearly 10 years. There were 150 suicides among so...

Syria puts second round of peace talks on hold

GENEVA – After more than a week of negotiations aimed at ending its civil war, Syria’s government refused Friday to commit to a date for the next round of peace talks and roundly dismissed t...

Nation/World Briefs

Former aide: Christie knew about closures TRENTON, N.J. – A former loyalist of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who oversaw lane closings near the George Washington Bridge says ther...

Knox’s murder case far from over

Amanda Knox’s legal problems could last years if Italy seeks her extradition now that she’s been found guilty a second time in the death of her college roommate in 2007 in Italy. ...

Kerry seeks to calm German anger at NSA reports

BERLIN – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that relations with Germany have gone through a “rough patch” recently because of revelations about NSA spying, but insisted that the ...

Obama asks CEOs for help hiring long-term jobless

WASHINGTON – Confronting an economic recovery slowed by persistent joblessness, President Barack Obama on Friday won commitments from nearly 300 companies to reach out to the nearly 4 millio...

Obama open to immigration bill without pathway to citizenship

WASHINGTON – Signaling a possible opening in the tense immigration debate, President Barack Obama indicated he may consider legislation that does not include a special pathway to citizenship...