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Clashes erupt in Egypt as Islamists stage protests

CAIRO – Sporadic clashes erupted Friday between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s ousted president during nationwide protests as the military battled al-Qaida-inspired groups in northern S...

DATE: Sep 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Florida girl was bullied for months before suicide

TAMPA, Fla. – For nearly a year, as many as 15 girls ganged up on 12-year-old Rebecca Ann Sedwick and picked on her, authorities say, bombarding her with online messages such as “You should...

DATE: Sep 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Advocates press Obama on immigration

WASHINGTON – With immigration legislation stalled in Congress, advocates are intensifying pressure on the Obama administration to act unilaterally to stop deportations or grant legal status ...

DATE: Sep 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Envoys hint at Syria peace talks

GENEVA – The top diplomats from the United States and Russia raised hopes for reviving broader talks to end the Syrian civil war Friday, even as they showed scant progress in hurried efforts...

DATE: Sep 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

New survey data takes Mount Kinley down JUNEAU, Alaska – North America’s tallest peak, Alaska’s Mount McKinley, may have been taken down a notch. An effort to update de...

DATE: Sep 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Four men given death sentences in India gang rape

NEW DELHI – An Indian court Friday sentenced to death four men for the gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows for a brutal attack that riveted India, w...

DATE: Sep 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bomb hits near U.S. consulate in Afghanistan, one dead

KABUL, Afghanistan – Militants staged a suicide car bombing then engaged in a gunfight with security forces near the American consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat early Friday, offi...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Government to declassify parts of secret order

WASHINGTON – The federal government says it will declassify parts of a 2008 secret court order that required Yahoo to turn over customer data under the National Security Agency’s PRISM data-...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

First lady’s push to drink more water draws criticism

A sign of our divided times: Even a first lady project encouraging people to drink more water is drawing criticism. Michelle Obama travels Thursday to Watertown, Wis. – naturally ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Some homework required

WASHINGTON – Getting covered through President Barack Obama’s health care law might feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase that requires research. Y...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Apes plan trips, research shows

WASHINGTON – It’s the ape equivalent of Google Maps and Facebook. The night before a big trip, Arno the orangutan plots his journey and lets others know where he is going with a long, whoopi...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Twitter files documents for initial stock offering NEW YORK – Twitter is going public. The short messaging service aptly tweeted Thursday that it has filed confidential documents ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World