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Conn. court weighs if horses are innately vicious

HARTFORD, Conn. – After a horse named Scuppy bit a boy in the face, a Connecticut court came to a conclusion that threw animal lovers: Horses are a naturally vicious species. Hor...

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

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Illegal immigration on rise, study says WASHINGTON – The number of immigrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again after dropping during...

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

Kenyan officials moving to end standoff at mall

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan security forces battled al-Qaida-linked terrorists in an upscale mall for a third day Monday in what they said was a final push to rescue the last few hostages in a s...

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

IRS official at heart of tea party scandal retires

WASHINGTON – Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the agency’s tea party scandal, is retiring, the agency confirmed Monday. Lerner headed the IRS di...

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

'Family glitch' in health law could be painful

Health care law has a 'family glitch'

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

Officials seek stricter security regulations

WASHINGTON – A week after an IT contractor gunned down 12 workers at the Washington Navy Yard, Navy officials began moving to close gaps in the security clearance process, recommending that ...

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

Israel PM: Settlers to return to contested home

JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister said Monday he wants to strengthen Jewish settlement in Hebron, the West Bank’s largest Palestinian city, and hopes to see settlers move into a contested ...

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

New York attorney general targets phony online reviews

ALBANY, N.Y. – A perfect hotel? An amazing restaurant? Teeth whitener that leads to romance? Such things may only truly exist in online reviews, and New York’s attorney general s...

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

EU says Iran, six key nations to hold nuclear talks

UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s new foreign minister will join talks with six key nations trying to rein in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program later this week at the United Nations, the European...

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

New signs of rising illegal immigration into U.S.

WASHINGTON – The number of immigrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again after dropping during the recession. The total number of immigran...

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