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UK prime minister loses Syria war vote

Associated Press LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarant...

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

Education law waivers available

WASHINGTON – States can request permission to ignore parts of the No Child Left Behind education law through the spring of 2016, the U.S. Education Department said Thursday. The ...

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

U.S. readies for solo action

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching unilateral American military action against Syria within days as Britain opted out in a stunning vot...

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

Assad repeats vow to defend against attack

DAMASCUS, Syria – President Bashar Assad vowed Thursday that “Syria will defend itself” against Western military strikes stemming from a suspected chemical weapons attack, and the U.N. said ...

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

Chemical allegation haunts Syria ally Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – For more than a generation, Iranian papers have regularly posted the announcements: Another veteran from the 1980s war with Iraq has died of complications blame...

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

World Briefs

Hungary to propose more amendments BUDAPEST, Hungary – The Hungarian government said Thursday it is proposing new amendments to the country’s constitution to avoid giving critic...

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

Nation Briefs

Biden outlines plans for new gun control rules WASHINGTON – Months after gun-control efforts crumbled in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden stood shoulder to shoulder Thursday wi...

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

Activists note civil rights, immigration ties

NEW YORK – When 250,000 marchers converged on Washington in August 1963, the issues were jobs and freedom. Now, as the crowds come together to mark the 50th anniversary of that s...

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

Being poor hurts IQ, too

WASHINGTON – Being short on cash may make you a bit slower in the brain, a new study suggests. People worrying about having enough money to pay their bills tend to lose temporaril...

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

Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet

NEW YORK – Fast-food workers in dozens of U.S. cities walked off the job Thursday in their largest round of protests yet, saying they cannot get by on what they earn and must have higher wag...

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

Feds won’t sue to stop marijuana use in Colorado, Washington

WASHINGTON – The federal government says it will not sue to stop the states of Colorado and Washington from allowing recreational marijuana use. In a sweeping national policy anno...

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

Federal judge blasts Justice Department over drug sentence disparities

IOWA CITY, Iowa – A federal judge in Iowa has sharply criticized the U.S. Department of Justice for creating massive drug sentencing disparities by failing to have a policy, until recently, ...

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