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House lining up against strike, poll shows

WASHINGTON – Suggesting an uphill fight for President Barack Obama, House members staking out positions are either opposed to or leaning against his plan for a U.S. military strike against S...

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High court blocks judge from holding hearing BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana’s Supreme Court on Friday blocked a judge from resentencing a former teacher who got just 30 days in prison ...

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EU, U.S. move closer to new talks with Iran VILNIUS, Lithuania – The European Union and the U.S. are moving closer to resuming international talks with Iran on its disputed nucl...

Leaders OK new multinational tax rules

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – It’s time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes. That’s the message President Barack Obama and the leaders of the world’s leading e...

War fears lead U.S. to trim Lebanon staff

BEIRUT – The State Department ordered all nonessential U.S. personnel Friday to leave Lebanon, reflecting fears that an American-led strike on neighboring Syria would unleash more bloodshed ...

U.S. jobless rate falls, but that’s not great news

WASHINGTON – Employers are sketching a hazy picture of the U.S. job market for the Federal Reserve to weigh in deciding this month whether to reduce its stimulus for the economy – and, if so...

Reports: NSA has cracked online security

WASHINGTON – The National Security Agency, working with the British government, has secretly been unraveling encryption technology that billions of Internet users rely upon to keep their ele...

Power: Russia holding Security Council ‘hostage’

UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power shrugged off President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russia might support a U.N. resolution authorizing military force against Syria, saying Mos...

Hot summers more likely in future

Brace yourself for more hot summers ahead. Extreme weather researchers reported Thursday that climate change makes the searing summer that the struck the United States last year much more li...

Health law coverage may track workplace cost shift

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s health care law appears to mirror a trend in job-based insurance, where employees are being nudged into cost-saving plans that require them to pay a big...

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Patients could face big bills with plans WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s health-care law appears to mirror a trend in job-based insurance, where employees are being nudged ...

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Egyptian minister survives car bombing CAIRO — A “large” explosive targeted the convoy of Egypt’s interior minister Thursday in Cairo’s eastern Nasr City district, the first a...