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$33,000 spent on sequestered jurors

ORLANDO, Fla. – About $33,000 was spent to sequester the six female jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman of any crime for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, according to details released Wedn...

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

Greek Parliament approves new austerity measures

ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s Parliament narrowly approved a new batch of austerity measures early Thursday, including thousands of public-sector job cuts and transfers, demanded by the country’...

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

New health push from NYC mayor: Take the stairs

NEW YORK – After nudging New Yorkers to stop smoking and eat better, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is working on getting them to take the stairs more often. He proposed Wednesday to twe...

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

Journalists brief Security Council for first time

UNITED NATIONS – Four journalists addressing the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday said world leaders should do more to protect reporters risking their lives in conflict situations with one...

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

WTC transportation hub taking shape in NYC

NEW YORK – Hundreds of workers are busy around the clock building the nearly $4 billion World Trade Center transportation hub, its white steel wings starting to rise into the Manhattan sky a...

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

Trayvon Martin’s friend gets scholarship offer

WASHINGTON – While some looked at murder trial witness Rachel Jeantel and saw either a defiant young woman or a victim, Tom Joyner looked at her and saw potential. The nationally ...

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

US and Cuba discuss migration issues

WASHINGTON – Migration issues are headlining talks in Washington between the U.S. and Cuba, yet long-standing disputes threaten efforts to thaw relations between the Cold War enemies. ...

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

Daniels denies trying to quash academic freedom

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue University President Mitch Daniels on Wednesday denied trying to quash academic freedom while serving as Indiana’s governor, a day after an ...

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

Nation Briefs

House vote to delay health reform WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to delay core provisions of President Barack Obama’s health-care reform law, emboldened ...

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

NSA spying under fire: ‘You’ve got a problem’

WASHINGTON – In a heated confrontation over domestic spying, members of Congress said Wednesday they never intended to allow the National Security Agency to build a database of every phone c...

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

Assad supporter killed in Lebanon

Syria-linked violence spreading across border

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

World Briefs

Experts: Cuba shipment explanation credible HAVANA – North Korea on Wednesday repeated Cuba’s assertion that the antiquated weapons systems found on a cargo ship in Panama were he...

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