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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

Iran begins move to dilute its uranium stockpile

TEHRAN, Iran – Ahead of the start of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, an official in the Islamic Republic called limiting uranium enrichment and diluting its stockpile the count...

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

Will Obama’s surveillance idea work?

Congressional leaders have their doubts

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

MLK streets struggle still with poverty, crime

ST. LOUIS – A walk down the six-mile city street named for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. yields plenty of images that would surely unsettle the civil-rights leader: shuttered storefronts, ...

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

World Briefs

Syrian rebel infighting urged to come to halt BEIRUT – The head of an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria reached out to rival rebel groups who have been engaged in a bloody battle wit...

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

Teachers step up if violence erupts

Educators usually have been first line of defense in school shootings

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

‘The Bachelor’ star apologizes for his anti-gay comments

LOS ANGELES – The star of ABC’s “The Bachelor” made anti-gay comments that drew a swift rebuke from the network and an apology from the bachelor himself on Saturday. Juan Pablo Ga...

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

NSA reform seen as good first step

But Obama’s suggestions still leave holes to fill

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

Syrian opposition will go to peace conference

ISTANBUL – The main, western-backed Syrian opposition group voted Saturday in favor of attending a coming peace conference aimed at ending the country’s bloody civil war, paving the way for ...

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

W. Va.’s coal spill not an isolated event

Power plants, mines pollute water nonstop

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

Nation Briefs

Pennsylvania Police: 2nd Philadelphia school suspect released PHILADELPHIA – Police charged a boy with aggravated assault and related crimes on Saturday in connection w...

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