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In Middle East mess, Morocco tries to catch Obama’s eye

WASHINGTON – As President Obama faces increased skepticism from Arab world allies over his administration’s talks with Iran, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI’s White House visit on Friday comes at...

DATE: Nov 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Kerry, others heading to Geneva for Iran talks GENEVA – Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of other major powers lent their weight to the Iran nuclear talks ...

DATE: Nov 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. warns nations about Arctic rights

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – The U.S. will assert its sovereignty in the Arctic, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Friday, even as Russia, China and other nations stake claims and expand their ...

DATE: Nov 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New questions arise about Navy Yard attack

WASHINGTON – The company that employed the Washington Navy Yard shooter pulled his access to classified material for two days in August when mental-health problems became evident, but restor...

DATE: Nov 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Roof collapse kills scores

RIGA, Latvia – Hordes of shoppers were picking up food after work in the Latvian capital when an enormous section of the supermarket’s roof caved in. Firefighters rushed in to save them, onl...

DATE: Nov 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Evolution debate again engulfs Texas board of education

AUSTIN, Texas – Long-simmering ideological objections to teaching evolution in Texas boiled over at a late-night meeting, as the Board of Education extended preliminary approval of new scien...

DATE: Nov 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation pauses to remember JFK

DALLAS – It was the same time, 12:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22. It was the same place, downtown Dallas. But 50 years later, the thousands of people who filled Dealey Plaza weren’t the...

DATE: Nov 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Attacks around U.S. probed for link to knockout game

NEW YORK – In New York, a 78-year-old woman strolling in her neighborhood was punched in the head by a stranger and tumbled to the ground. In Washington, a 32-year-old woman was swarmed by t...

DATE: Nov 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Experts: HealthCare.gov fix needs more time, money

NEW YORK – Technology experts say healing what ails the Healthcare.gov website will be a tougher task than the Obama administration acknowledges. “It’s going to cost a lot of tax ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iran: Difficult differences at nuclear talks

GENEVA – Iran nuclear talks entered a delicate phase Thursday as negotiators tried to fine-tune a draft agreement that would limit Tehran’s atomic program in return for easing some sanctions...

DATE: Nov 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Investors laud Dow record

The bull market’s most dramatic sign of strength yet is showing up in a big-round number: 16,000. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped back above 16,000 Thursday and closed the...

DATE: Nov 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Giant blast lights up heavens

WASHINGTON – Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth would have been toast. Because the blast ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World