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India takes aim at privileges held by U.S. diplomats

NEW DELHI – India chipped away at America’s diplomatic perks Wednesday, ordering the envoys to obey local traffic laws and warning that a popular U.S. Embassy club violates diplomatic law be...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rodman sings happy birthday to North Korean leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea – Dennis Rodman sang “Happy Birthday” to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before leading a squad of former NBA stars for a friendly game Wednesday as part of his “baske...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Al-Qaida-linked group ramps up regional violence

BEIRUT – Al-Qaida is positioning itself as a vanguard defending the Sunni community against what it sees as persecution by Shiite-dominated governments across Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama nearing decision on NSA policies

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is expected to tighten restrictions on U.S. spying on foreign leaders and also is considering changes in National Security Agency access to Americans’ pho...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Egyptian leader seeks mandate to run

CAIRO – Egypt’s military chief is looking for a strong turnout in next week’s constitutional referendum as a mandate to run for president. But the popular general who ousted President Mohamm...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

Christie ‘outraged’ by reports about aide TRENTON, N.J. – A political dirty-tricks investigation of Gov. Chris Christie’s inner circle broke wide open Wednesday with the release ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gay marriages in Utah won’t be recognized

Salt Lake County clerk may refund marriage license fee

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Giffords completes skydive on shooting anniversary

TUCSON, Ariz. – Gabrielle Giffords marked the three-year anniversary of an attack that left her severely wounded and forced her to resign from Congress by skydiving Wednesday in a feat that...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fallujah battle stirs vets’ memories

SAN DIEGO – Shirley Parrello knows that her youngest boy believed in his mission in Iraq. But as she watches Iraqi government forces try to retake the hard-won city of Fallujah from al-Qaida...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Deep freeze strands rail, air travelers nationwide

CHICAGO – The Amtrak train slowed to a crawl as it hammered through snowdrifts in an empty stretch of Illinois countryside, delivering thuds and jolts to passengers, until it lurched into a ...

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

IRS: Identity theft prosecutions double in 2013

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service is seeing a big jump in thieves stealing Social Security numbers to fraudulently claim tax refunds, the agency said Tuesday. The IRS laun...

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iraqi government: airstrike kills 25 militants

BAGHDAD – A government airstrike killed 25 al-Qaida-linked militants in a besieged province west of Baghdad amid fierce clashes Tuesday between Iraqi special forces and insurgents battling f...

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World