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Police identify mall attacker

NAIROBI, Kenya – Quiet and respectful at the mosque as a boy, Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow later became angry and radicalized, people in the coastal town in Norway where he grew up said Friday of th...

DATE: Oct 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

Shutdown setback widens rift in GOP WASHINGTON – The Republicans’ clear defeat in the budget-debt brawl has widened the rift between the Grand Old Party and the blossoming tea...

DATE: Oct 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Stepmom of teen accused in Florida bullying arrested

The stepmother of a 14-year-old accused of bullying a Florida girl prior to her suicide was arrested and charged with child abuse after a video depicting the woman beating a boy was posted o...

DATE: Oct 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gun rights rally to break long Alamo tradition

McALLEN, Texas – This is how to make another gun rally in gun-friendly Texas stand out: Tell everybody to bring their rifles and shotguns to the Alamo, the state’s most popular attraction, w...

DATE: Oct 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ex-House Speaker Tom Foley dies at 84

WASHINGTON – Tom Foley, the courtly former speaker of the U.S. House who lost his seat when Republicans seized control of Congress in 1994, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 84...

DATE: Oct 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

No safe bets for Obama despite toned-down agenda

WASHINGTON – Regrouping after a feud with Congress stalled his agenda, President Barack Obama is laying down a three-item to-do list for Congress that seems meager when compared with the bol...

DATE: Oct 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UN expert urges US to reveal civilian drone deaths

ISLAMABAD – A U.N. expert on Friday called on the United States to reveal the number of civilians it believes have been killed by American drone strikes targeting Islamic militants. ...

DATE: Oct 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Good night’s sleep cleans out gunk in brain

LOS ANGELES – When we sleep, our brains get rid of gunk that builds up while we’re awake, suggests a study that may provide new clues to treat Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders. ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wal-Mart worker fired for helping assaulted woman

The Associated Press HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Michigan man says he was fired from his job at Wal-Mart after he tried to help a woman being assaulted in the parking lot of one...

DATE: Oct 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

1.8 million-year-old skull gives glimpse of our evolution

DMANISI, Georgia – The discovery of a 1.8-million-year-old skull of a human ancestor buried under a medieval Georgian village provides a vivid picture of early evolution and indicates our fa...

DATE: Oct 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Impact on tribes may linger

BILLINGS, Mont. – Disruptions to some services for elderly American Indians and other needy residents of reservations could linger despite the end of the government shutdown, tribal officia...

DATE: Oct 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Two inmates released by mistake sought ORLANDO, Fla. – Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed in the last three weeks after forged court doc...

DATE: Oct 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World