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Greece begins arrests of neo-Nazi members ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s prime minister said Monday his government will do “whatever it takes” to completely eradicate the extreme-right...

DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israel pushes U.S. to keep sanctions

WASHINGTON – Despite soothing assurances from Iran’s new leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implored President Barack Obama on Monday to keep punishing sanctions in place aga...

DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Generals forced out over Afghani breach

WASHINGTON – In a rare move, the top Marine on Monday forced two generals into retirement after concluding they should be held to account for failing to secure a base in Afghanistan against ...

DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Plastic chemical found in Titan’s atmosphere PASADENA, Calif. – You expect to find plastics in your lunch box, not on a moon of Saturn. But that’s exactly where NASA fo...

DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Under fire, ‘Obamacare’ going live – with glitches

WASHINGTON – Contentious from its conception, President Barack Obama’s health care law has survived the Supreme Court, a battle for the White House and rounds of budget brinkmanship. Now com...

DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP unity frays as shutdown grows near

WASHINGTON — A threatened government shutdown only hours away, House Republicans scaled back their demands for delays in the nation’s health care overhaul Monday night as the price for essen...

DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Impasse: Shutdown takes over

National parks to close, federal workers furloughed

DATE: Sep 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Classic video games to hit casino industry

New offerings targeted at middle-aged gamblers

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

Father of Dodgers fan calls for witnesses SAN FRANCISCO – The father of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan stabbed to death after a San Francisco Giants game last week asked Sunday for wit...

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israel’s Netanyahu warns White House about Iran

JERUSALEM – Mortified that the world may be warming up to Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking an unpopular message to the White House and the United Nations this week: ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Apple app guides drivers to edge of Alaska runway

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – There’s a way to get to the Fairbanks Airport, just don’t ask your iPhone for help. Apple has disabled driving directions to the Fairbanks International Airpor...

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cannons being used to save elusive birds

EASTHAM, Mass. – Three cannons explode on a deserted Cape Cod beach, unleashing a startling cloud of white smoke and sand. In tandem, projectiles erupt from the ground, flinging a net over a...

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World