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Security forces storm Cairo mosque

Officials fear another violent sit-in

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Ex-nuke chief says Iran has 18,000 centrifuges TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s outgoing nuclear chief says Tehran has a total of 18,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment – a process that c...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dozens missing after Philippines ferry crash

CEBU, Philippines – Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday in search of dozens of people missing after a collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that se...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navy changes how alcohol is sold on-base

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – On the world’s largest naval base, sailors can pull into a gas station and buy a bottle of liquor before sunrise. But as the Navy works to curb alcoho...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Firefighters face another tough day in Idaho

HAILEY, Idaho – Fire crews on Saturday faced another challenging day battling a rapidly growing wildfire burning closer to two posh, central Idaho resort communities, while other fires raged...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israeli settlers defy gun-toting stereotype

Their fate takes center stage during peace talks

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Somalia executes man guilty of killing journalist

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s government on Saturday executed a man who was convicted of murdering a journalist, a military official said, the first such execution in a country where those ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Power companies dangle free nights and weekends

NEW YORK – Electric bills have long been take-it-or-leave-it affairs: Pay one rate for all the power you used the month before, no matter when you used it. But some electric compa...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Thousands join Graceland vigil to honor Elvis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Elvis Presley fans from around the world made their annual pilgrimage to Graceland on Thursday to pay their respects to the rock n’ roll icon with a solemn candlelight vigi...

DATE: Aug 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NSA revelations raise new concerns

WASHINGTON – New revelations from leaker Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency has overstepped its authority thousands of times since 2008 are stirring renewed calls on Capitol Hi...

DATE: Aug 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

California teenager welcomed home LAKESIDE, Calif. – A 16-year-old girl got a warm welcome home reception five days after FBI agents killed a longtime family friend suspected...

DATE: Aug 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

King Richard’s bones spur fight

LONDON – He’s been deposed, reviled, buried and dug up, and now a new battle looms over England’s King Richard III. A British High Court judge Friday granted a group of Richard’s ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World