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Norway tried to stop Kenya suspect

The Kenyan government said Sunday it believes it has recovered the remains of the four gunmen seen in CCTV footage carrying out the attack. Security camera images showed what appe...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ozone report ‘good news’

WASHINGTON – Warm air at high altitudes this September and October helped shrink the man-made ozone hole near the South Pole ever so slightly, scientists say. The hole is an area ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Germany: US may have targeted Merkel’s cellphone

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to President Barack Obama on Wednesday after learning that U.S. intelligence may have targeted her mobile phone, and said that would be “a...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Beijing adopts new smog emergency measures

BEIJING – Beijing is seeking to tame the spikes in its infamous smog by preparing emergency measures such as factory shutdowns and traffic limits to kick in when air pollution levels are esp...

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

Two human rights groups criticize US drone program

WASHINGTON – The United States on Tuesday defended drone strikes targeting al-Qaida operatives and others it deems enemies, rejecting reports by two human-rights groups questioning the legal...

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

Builders of Obama’s health website saw red flags

WASHINGTON – Crammed into conference rooms with pizza for dinner, some programmers building the Obama administration’s showcase health insurance website were growing increasingly stressed. S...

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

France is latest US ally angered by NSA snooping

WASHINGTON – The sweep and scope of National Security Agency snooping abroad forced President Barack Obama once again to hear complaints from a U.S. ally angry about the surveillance net tha...

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

Some furloughed federal workers may double dip

Some fortunate federal employees will likely get paid twice for not working this month. Several states are expected to allow federal workers who collected unemployment insurance d...

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

World/Nation Briefs

Envoy: U.S. promises probe of NSA programs GENEVA – President Barack Obama has promised an investigation into spying the U.S. reportedly did on Mexico’s presidential email system,...

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

Self-driving cars face hurdles despite benefits

WASHINGTON – In some ways, computers make ideal drivers: They don’t drink and then climb behind the wheel. They don’t do drugs, get distracted, fall asleep, run red lights or tailgate. And t...

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

U.S., Europe pushing for Syria peace talks

BEIRUT – The U.S. and Europe are putting intense pressure on the main Syrian opposition group to attend a long-delayed peace conference aimed at ending Syria’s civil war, even though agreein...

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

Boy describes terror of Nevada schoolyard shooting

Associated Press SPARKS, Nev. – Students cowered in fear and pleaded for their lives as a 12-year-old Nevada boy went on a schoolyard rampage with a handgun he brought from home,...

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

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