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New mammal species found

WASHINGTON – Imagine a mini-raccoon with a teddy bear face that is so cute it’s hard to resist, let alone overlook. But somehow science did – until now. Researchers have announced...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

AAA: Public less worried about dangerous driving

WASHINGTON – Americans are much less worried about drunken, drowsy and aggressive driving than they were four years ago, even though traffic deaths have begun to edge back up, according to a...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Possible ship wreckage to receive a CT scan

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The hunt for the Griffin, a ship commanded by legendary French explorer La Salle, has taken an unlikely detour from northern Lake Michigan to a small-town hospital, wh...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Egypt shortens curfew after lull in unrest CAIRO – Egypt’s government has shortened a widely-imposed evening curfew by two hours starting Saturday, responding to citizens’ demands...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UN forces join Congo soldiers on front line

GOMA, Congo – U.N. forces joined Congolese soldiers on the front line Saturday where they fought rebels in the country’s volatile east for hours, officials said, as border tensions escalated...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Marching for King: ‘Task is not done’

50 years later, thousands commemorate in Washington, D.C.

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Yosemite tries to protect sequoias from fire

GROVELAND, Calif. – As a wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park, officials cleared brush and set sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias. ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syria ‘chemical’ attack kills 355

Aid group says it tallied deaths

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Washington, D.C. National zoo will try again for exam of baby panda Caretakers at Washington’s National Zoo hope to get the first close look at a newborn panda cub duri...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Microsoft says CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months

NEW YORK – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who helped Bill Gates transform the company from a tiny startup into the world’s most valuable business, announced plans Friday to retire sometime in ...

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

Huge Calif. wildfire spreads into Yosemite

FRESNO, Calif. – A giant wildfire raging out of control spread into Yosemite National Park on Friday as authorities urged more evacuations in nearby communities where thousands have already ...

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

Obama calls alleged Syria attack ‘grave concern’

Syria was coming under intense pressure Friday to allow United Nations weapons inspectors access to the site of an alleged chemical attack as President Obama referred to the claims in Syria ...

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