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1 dead in Purdue shooting; student in custody

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University engineering student opened fire inside a basement classroom Tuesday, killing a teaching assistant and prompting officials to put the campus on lock...

DATE: Jan 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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U.S. files charges in California wildfire LOS ANGELES – Three men were charged in federal court Tuesday with causing a wildfire in the Southern California mountains that destroye...

DATE: Jan 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Another snowstorm strikes East Coast

PHILADELPHIA – A swirling storm clobbered parts of the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, dumping nearly a foot and a half of snow, grounding thousands of flights, closing gove...

DATE: Jan 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

France to increase Africa military presence

PARIS – France will broaden its military presence in Africa’s turbulent Sahel region with specialized new outposts to better fight the terror threat from extremist groups such as al-Qaida, t...

DATE: Jan 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Snowden trial may be risky

WASHINGTON – Putting former NSA contractor Edward Snowden on trial for leaking U.S. surveillance information could be an awkward public spectacle for the Obama administration. Mo...

DATE: Jan 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NOAA: 2013 4th-warmest year on Earth

The Earth had its fourth-warmest year on record in 2013, equaling the level set in 2003, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday. The...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Is marijuana more dangerous than alcohol?

Physicians and drug policy groups are sharply at odds over President Barack Obama’s statement to a magazine that marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol “in terms of its impact on the in...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Family of man held in North Korea worried, encouraged

SEATTLE – The family of an American missionary held more than a year in North Korea was heartbroken and encouraged by a brief news conference in which Kenneth Bae, wearing a gray cap and inm...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study raises questions about youth arrests

NEW YORK – Nearly 50 percent of black men and 40 percent of white men are arrested at least once on non-traffic-related crimes by the time they turn 23, according to a new study. ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Some Obama spy changes hampered by complications

WASHINGTON – Several of the key surveillance reforms unveiled by President Barack Obama face complications that could muddy the proposals’ lawfulness, slow their momentum in Congress and sad...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police link 2 arrests to Target data theft

McALLEN, Texas – Account information stolen during the Target security breach is now being divided up and sold off regionally, a South Texas police chief said Monday following the arrest of ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.N. withdraws Iran invite to talks

GENEVA – A last-minute U.N. invitation for Iran to join this week’s Syria peace talks threw the long-awaited Geneva conference into doubt Monday, forcing U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon to rescind hi...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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