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Millionaire seeks wage hike

LOS ANGELES – Democrats across the nation are eager to make increasing the minimum wage a defining campaign issue in 2014, but in California a proposal to boost the pay rate to $12 an hour i...

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

New York Neiman Marcus is latest victim of security breach NEW YORK – Luxury merchant Neiman Marcus confirmed Saturday that thieves may have stolen customers’ credit an...

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israel’s ‘Arik’ Sharon, 85, dies

JERUSALEM – It was vintage Ariel Sharon: His hefty body bobbing behind a wall of security men, the ex-general led a march onto a Jerusalem holy site, staking a bold claim to a shrine that ha...

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Christie’s aide used private emails

Such accounts aren’t subject to public record requests

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Violence in Africa not so atypical

2014 builds on previous years’ internal friction

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ultraconservatives vying for power grab in Egypt

Group seeks to influence shaping new national constitution

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

3 UN peacekeepers wounded in north Mali BAMAKO, Mali – A spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali says three peacekeepers have been wounded while pursuing suspects in a...

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Air Force drug probe grows to 10 officers

WASHINGTON – An Air Force investigation into alleged drug use in the ranks has expanded to include 10 officers at six bases in the U.S. and Britain. Nine lieutenants and one capta...

DATE: Jan 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Court upholds 2012 oil spill settlement

NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s approval of a multibillion-dollar settlement between BP PLC and lawyers for Gulf Coast businesses and residents who claim the compa...

DATE: Jan 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Sexism part of military academies’ culture

WASHINGTON – Students at the U.S. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexist and offensive behavior, according to a Pentagon report released Friday, reflecting a cultur...

DATE: Jan 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP House targets health-care law; 67 Dems join in

WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House voted overwhelmingly Friday to bolt new security requirements onto President Barack Obama’s health-care law, with 67 Democrats breaking ranks to join wi...

DATE: Jan 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Arkansas lieutenant governor says he'll resign over ethics case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr said Friday he would leave office Feb. 1, giving in to pressure from Democrats and fellow Republicans who said his impeachment was inevitable...

DATE: Jan 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World