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Syria, opposition both confirm presence at talks

DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria’s government and the head of the main Western-backed opposition coalition both confirmed Wednesday that they would participate in a U.N.-sponsored peace conference. ...

Latest NSA charge under fire by ACLU

The National Security Agency collected evidence of online sexual activity and visits to pornographic websites as part of a proposed plan to harm the reputations of six people the agency cons...

Nation/World Briefs

President signs bill to regulate medications WASHINGTON – Compounding pharmacies that custom-mix medications in bulk are expected to come under more federal oversight under...

China says it monitored bombers

BEIJING – China acknowledged Wednesday it let two American B-52 bombers fly unhindered through its newly declared air defense zone in the East China Sea despite its earlier threat to take de...

Website faces another delay

CHICAGO – The Obama administration is delaying yet another aspect of the health-care law, putting off until next November the launch of an online portal to the health insurance marketplace f...

Rain, snow hit East during the Thanksgiving rush

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A wet and blustery storm along the East Coast made driving hazardous and tangled up hundreds of flights Wednesday but didn’t cause the all-out gridlock many Thanksgiving t...

Pentagon builds forces in Pacific, eyes China

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is fortifying bases in the Pacific and looking to revive World War II-era air bases as part of an effort to survive a Chinese missile attack that could wipe out cri...

Nation Briefs

IRS moves against campaign groups WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Tuesday launched a bid to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning. The ef...

World Briefs

UN committee backs new right to privacy UNITED NATION – The U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution sponsored by Brazil and Germ...

Police in Belfast fear more bombing tries

DUBLIN – Northern Ireland’s police heightened security Tuesday, deploying roadblocks in Belfast to deter potential car bomb attacks by Irish Republican Army militants, after the first such f...

Report raises questions about mom

HARTFORD, Conn. – As Adam Lanza withdrew from the world into his bedroom, the only person he appeared to be close to was his mother, who cooked his favorite meals, did his laundry daily – a...

France to send 1,000 troops to Central African Republic

DAKAR, Senegal – France promised Tuesday to send 1,000 troops to Central African Republic amid warnings about the potential for genocide in the near-anarchic former French colony. ...