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Who’s at the door? Oh, it’s Gorbachev

Associated Press LONDON – In the scripted world of high-profile diplomacy, every move is planned weeks in advance, with seating charts, menus and toasts subject to careful scrutin...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Medicaid expansion boosts ER visits SALEM, Ore. – A new study has found that previously uninsured people enrolled recently in Medicaid went to the emergency room 40 percent more f...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Female Marines get pass on new fitness standards

WASHINGTON – More than half of female Marines in boot camp can’t do three pull-ups, the minimum standard that was supposed to take effect with the new year, prompting the Marine Corps to del...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Faith in government drops

WASHINGTON – Americans enter 2014 with a profoundly negative view of their government, expressing little hope that elected officials can or will solve the nation’s biggest problems, a new po...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Strong winter storm pushes into the Northeast

BOSTON – A storm expected to bring more than a foot of snow, stiff winds and punishing cold pushed into the Northeast on Thursday, extending Christmas break for some students while posing th...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Papers praise Snowden leaks

LONDON – The New York Times and Guardian newspapers have called for clemency for Edward Snowden, saying that the espionage worker-turned-privacy advocate should be praised rather than punish...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Relief, confusion as new health benefits begin

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – After a troubled rollout, President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul now faces its most personal test: How will it work as people seek care under its new mandate...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hospital: Ariel Sharon’s health worsens

JERUSALEM – The medical condition of the comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sharply deteriorated Wednesday, the hospital treating him said. Sharon, 85, has been i...

DATE: Jan 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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New England readies for first storm of year HARTFORD, Conn. – Residents and emergency management officials in New England and parts of New York prepared on Wednesday for a winter...

DATE: Jan 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nations race to stake their claims in Arctic

WASHINGTON – The U.S. is racing to keep pace with stepped-up activity in the once sleepy Arctic frontier, but it is far from being in the lead. Nations across the world are hurryi...

DATE: Jan 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Broken axle found at scene of North Dakota derailment

BISMARCK, N.D. – Federal investigators said Wednesday they have recovered a broken axle at the scene of an oil train derailment and fire in southeastern North Dakota but don’t know yet whet...

DATE: Jan 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

These bobbleheads are really supreme

They are some of the rarest bobblehead dolls ever produced. They’re released erratically. They’re given away free, not sold. And if you get a certificate to claim one, you have to redeem it ...

DATE: Jan 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World