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Patients, firms shop for better health-care deals

Paul Freeman drove 600 miles last year to save himself – and his employer – thousands of dollars on his surgery. Freeman’s insurer covered his travel costs and the entire bill bec...

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

Syria reveals chemical details

Part of deal to avoid possible U.S. strikes

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

Sandy went from ‘boring’ to killer

Communities remember one year on Tuesday

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

Nation/World Briefs

Argentine election may shake up Congress BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – President Cristina Fernandez’s ruling Front for Victory lost ground in congressional elections Sunday, giving up...

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

‘Grandpa’ pulls down ‘Gravity’

LOS ANGELES – Apparently astronauts are no match for Jackass. Paramount’s “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” topped the weekend box office with $32 million, according to studio estim...

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

Banners reflect hard-line backlash in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran – Banners that suddenly cropped up around Tehran in the last week depict an American diplomat dressed in a jacket and tie, while under the negotiating table he is wearing milita...

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

Are you tired of your job?

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Not happy with your job? Just wait. A study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 9 in 10 workers who are age 50 or older s...

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

Tribes mishandle funds, go unpunished

Small groups suffer from leaders’ mismanagement

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

GOP hopes Obamacare woes stick

Republicans see staying power

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

Nation Briefs

Washington, D.C. Officials: Information provided is for health care only WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is stressing that information provided while signing up f...

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

NSA spying could hamper U.S. foreign policy

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry went to Europe to talk about Mideast peace, Syria and Iran. What he got was an earful of outrage over U.S. snooping abroad. President Ba...

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

Saudi women face few issues in driving

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – More than 60 women across Saudi Arabia said they drove cars Saturday in defiance of a ban keeping them from getting behind the wheel, facing little protest by police i...

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