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N.Y. judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal

NEW YORK – The heated debate about the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ telephone records fell squarely into the courts Friday, when a federal judge in Ma...

DATE: Dec 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Egypt begins roundup of Brotherhood members

CAIRO – Egypt’s security authorities launched a sweep of arrests of Muslim Brotherhood members on Thursday and warned that holding a leadership post in the group could now be grounds for the...

DATE: Dec 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Websites cracking down on nasty comments

NEW YORK – Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

President signs budget easing spending cuts HONOLULU – President Barack Obama has signed a bipartisan budget bill easing automatic spending cuts over two years, marking a modest e...

DATE: Dec 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Optimism for 2014, poll shows

Respondents rate 2013 dismal for U.S., world

DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey reshuffles government after ministers quit

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday reshuffled his Cabinet after three key ministers resigned over a sweeping corruption and bribery scandal that has ta...

DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Official: Israel plans new settlement construction

JERUSALEM – Israel likely will announce new plans for construction in Jewish settlements next week, an official said Wednesday, a move that is likely to trigger an international uproar and t...

DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama: Honor Christmas by helping those in need

HONOLUL – President Barack Obama spent a quiet Christmas morning singing carols and opening present with his wife and daughters as the first family offered their gratitude to military member...

DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World/Nation Briefs

Muslim Brotherhood receives terrorist label CAIRO – Egypt’s military-backed interim government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization Wednesday, intensifying its...

DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pope offers wishes for peace in world

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis offered Christmas wishes Wednesday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked children, peace in the Mi...

DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Santa Claus’ sleigh delayed after snags at UPS, FedEx

NEW YORK – Santa’s sleigh didn’t make it in time for Christmas for some this year because of shipping problems at UPS and FedEx. The delays were blamed on poor weather earlier thi...

DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Snowden: ‘Mission’s already accomplished’

NSA leaker says he’s ‘an indoor cat’ in Moscow

DATE: Dec 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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