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3 troops killed in Afghan insider attack KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan wearing a security forces uniform turned his weapon against foreign troops Saturday, killing three in easte...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Survey attempts to count stray Detroit canines

DETROIT – It doesn’t matter to Jessie Clarke how many stray or loose dogs are roaming the ruins of Detroit. After the 65-year-old was attacked by two pit bulls outside her east side home in ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Marijuana in a national park? Think again

Legalized pot in Washington and Colo. raises questions

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Project aims to spot autism early

ATLANTA – In a small room similar to a doctor’s office, Marlaina Dreher broke into applause as her 5-year-old son, Brandon, grabbed a red plastic spoon filled with puréed lasagna and fed him...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

N.D. town fights white supremacists

A town council member in the tiny North Dakota community of Leith has set up a legal defense fund to fight a proposed takeover of the tiny town by a white supremacist group that has been qui...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

New Hampshire Car slams into cyclists during century ride, killing 2 HAMPTON, N.H. – A car slammed into a group of bicyclists Saturday during an annual ride along the N...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton keeps busy meeting with supporters

CHICAGO – Whether she runs for president or not in 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton is making sure she stays connected to important Democratic constituencies, from college students and black wom...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Microloans are surging in Silicon Valley

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A day care provider needed cribs and high chairs. A coffee truck needed a generator. A couple renting party supplies needed to move from a garage into a storefront. ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Health law divides GOP in ’16 race

Some potential candidates accept the law, others oppose it

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

DNA helps crack Utah cold case

SALT LAKE CITY – A cigarette butt proved to be the undoing of a man suspected of killing a girl in Utah 18 years ago, after a sheriff trailed him for four days to grab the DNA evidence. ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Biden in Mexico, meeting with president

MEXICO CITY – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday that he wants to deepen relations between the neighboring countries beyond drugs, security and...

DATE: Sep 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Employers cut jobs in 20 U.S. states in August

The Labor Department said Friday that 29 states added jobs, while Montana showed no net gain or loss in August. Unemployment rates rose in 18 states, fell in 17 and were unchanged in 15. ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World