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Optimism muted as Israel, Palestine prepare for new peace talks

JERUSALEM – Israeli and Palestinian teams flew to Washington on Monday to end five years of diplomatic stalemate and prepare for a new round of Mideast peace talks, though optimism was in s...

Scientists collect water near site of blown well

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Scientists from several universities are working to learn whether a gas well that blew wild last week off the Louisiana coast has polluted the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Chasing the elusive American dream

Financial hardship on the rise among whites

Nation/World Briefs

Florida apartment gunman said to be lonely, angry HIALEAH, Fla. – The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at his South Florida apartment building, killing six people, was a lone...

Morsi supporters remain defiant in face of Egyptian army threat

CAIRO – Escalating the confrontation after clashes that left 83 supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president dead, the interim government moved Sunday toward dismantling two pro-Mohammed ...

Tracking ankle bracelets nearly impossible

Sheer numbers mean some alarms go unchecked

Pope to Rio youths: Jesus is better than World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO – Pope Francis spoke the language of Brazil’s soccer-mad youths Saturday, telling them that being a good Catholic is like training to play soccer. Only he added a seemingly bl...

Unlucky for them, lucky for you

LOS ANGELES – The luckiest day of Niblett’s life had to be when he was returned to the animal shelter in Virginia where he had been adopted. Excessive barking when he was left alo...

Selling Obamacare shapes up as challenge

CHICAGO – It will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don’t be left out. ...

15-year-old boy grows hair to donate to children

DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) – For 15-year-old James Dean Johnson II, leaving his hair long is not a sign of rebellion or laziness but rather it is a sign of a kid with a heart bigger than most. ...

FEMA denies aid to religious groups

Hurricane Sandy victims can’t use taxpayer dollars

Why you don’t need to worry about getting the plague

The discovery of one plague-infected squirrel in Southern California is not the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. It’s merely an indication that our public-health system is working smoothl...