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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

Nation/World Briefs

Plant explosion leaves 2 dead in Omaha OMAHA, Neb. – An explosion Monday morning that brought down part of an animal feed processing plant in Omaha left two people dead and 10 oth...

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

Fatalities reported in Omaha plant explosion

OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha’s fire chief said Monday that people have died in an explosion and partial building collapse at an animal feed processing plant, but he would not give a specific number o...

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

Iran, U.S., Europe start implementing nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran unplugged banks of centrifuges involved in its most sensitive uranium enrichment work on Monday, prompting the United States and European Union to partially lift economic...

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

Obama celebrates MLK holiday, visits soup kitchen

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service by helping a soup kitchen prepare its daily meals. Obama took his wife, Michelle, and d...

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

Christie aide: Hoboken treated no differently

TRENTON, N.J. – Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s administration on Monday pushed back against a claim that Superstorm Sandy relief funding was withheld from a severely flooded city because i...

DATE: Jan 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Half of world’s wealth at top

It’s threatening political systems, new report says

DATE: Jan 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Islamic video threatens Olympics

Putin offers assurances to gay athletes and fans

DATE: Jan 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Storm leads Democrats to probe Christie’s staff TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey Democrat leading the investigation into traffic jams orchestrated by Gov. Chris Christie’s aides says ...

DATE: Jan 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iraq announces offensive against al-Qaida

Violence grows from dismantled Sunni camp

DATE: Jan 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Postal Service, union wrangle over Staples outlets

WASHINGTON – The opening of U.S. Postal Service retail centers in dozens of Staples stores around the country is being met with threats of protests and boycotts by the agency’s unions. ...

DATE: Jan 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World