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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

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Hezbollah leader links Sunnis to bombing BEIRUT – Hezbollah’s leader blamed Sunni extremists Friday for a car bombing that killed 22 people in a Shiite neighborhood south of Beiru...

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

Violence continuing to escalate in Egypt

CAIRO – Egypt’s capital descended into chaos Friday as vigilantes at neighborhood checkpoints battled Muslim Brotherhood-led protesters denouncing the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi and ...

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

Colorado releases insurance exchange rates

DENVER – Coloradans without health insurance found out Friday what it will cost them to comply with the insurance mandate taking effect next year. The Division of Insurance releas...

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

Soldier shot 12 times during Fort Hood rampage

FORT HOOD, Texas – One of the soldiers killed during the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood suffered a dozen gunshot wounds that indicate he was trying to charge the gunman, while another vi...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cost of raising child hits $500,000

If you think the cost of rearing a child is expensive, you’re right. A new government report says child-rearing has increased 23 percent since 1960 even adjusted for inflation. A ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New school year awaits kids who survived twister

MOORE, Okla. – One young girl is so afraid of the wind that she carries headphones to block out the sound. Other kids are traumatized by the memory of their narrow escape from the storm and...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pentagon announces plan to address sexual assaults

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon announced a plan Thursday to deal with sexual assault in the ranks, including tighter control of recruiters and trainers, shored-up protections for victims and impr...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NASA heads back to future

NORFOLK, Va. – During the glory days of the U.S. space program in the 1960s and ‘70s, astronauts returning to Earth splashed down at sea in their capsules and were picked up by the Navy in ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

GOP launches effort to attract younger group BOSTON – The Republican Party launched its latest effort Thursday to sell itself to a more diverse segment of the population, acknow...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Japan shrine still flashpoint 68 years after war

TOKYO – In the steamy heat of mid-August, the tranquil, cherry-tree shaded grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in the heart of Tokyo seem an unlikely hotbed of provocation. But visits by s...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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