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Gold coins of Nevada recluse sold at auction for $3.1 million

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The last remnants of a fortune of coins found packed in ammunition boxes in the garage of a recluse who died last summer was auctioned Tuesday for more than $3.1 million ...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Bush undergoes surgery for blockage in artery DALLAS – Former President George W. Bush has successfully undergone a heart procedure after doctors discovered a blockage in an arte...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rising tax revenue eases pressure for budget cuts

WASHINGTON – Rising tax receipts are shrinking the federal deficit, and that will shape the budget debate when Congress returns from vacation next month. The big question for lawmakers: Shou...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

President proposes mortgage overhaul

PHOENIX – Buoyed by an improving housing market, President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a broad overhaul of the nation’s mortgage finance system, including winding down government-backed...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senators push Egypt on detainees

CAIRO – Two U.S. senators urged Egypt’s military-backed government to release detained members of the Muslim Brotherhood before starting negotiations with the group, warning of worsening bil...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Yemen gives names of terror suspects SANAA, Yemen –Yemeni authorities released the names of 25 wanted al-Qaeda suspects on Monday, saying they were planning terrorist attacks in...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iranian renews call for talks

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is ready for “serious” and swift talks with world powers over its controversial nuclear program, the country’s new president said Tuesday, echoing his own earlier calls f...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fort Hood suspect says evidence will show ‘I am the shooter

FORT HOOD, Texas – Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan fired the last of 146 bullets in his assault on Fort Hood, then walked outside where he met two civilians who asked about the commotion and the lase...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Westerners evacuated amid terror fears in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen – Yemen was thrust back into the forefront of the international fight against terrorism Tuesday when the U.S. and Britain evacuated embassy staff due to a threatened attack, a s...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Three shot dead at Pennsylvania town meeting

A gunman blasted shots through the wall of a Pennsylvania municipal building during a meeting on Monday and then barged into the meeting room and continued firing, killing three people, befo...

DATE: Aug 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dead people gave nearly $600,000 to campaigns since 2009, newspaper finds

WASHINGTON – The dead can’t vote, but they can give money to politicians. Thirty-two people listed on federal campaign records as “deceased” have contributed more than $586,000 to...

DATE: Aug 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Envoys seek a bridge between hard choices in Egypt

CAIRO – Top U.S., European and Arab envoys visited a jailed Muslim Brotherhood leader Monday on a mission to ease tensions between Egypt’s military-backed government and supporters of ousted...

DATE: Aug 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World