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Fed head in preparation to slow bond purchases

Markets head south after Bernanke’s announcement

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Missile theory revived in 1996 Flight 800 crash

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theor...

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Obama making plans to tackle warming WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an ef...

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: 8M would gain legal status

Senate to vote on overhauling immigration

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NSA director says plot foiled

Wall Street was target of bomb

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House passes anti-abortion bill

Would be banned after 20 weeks

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Campaign launched to reach uninsured CHICAGO – A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that wi...

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S., Afghans, Taliban to begin peace talks

WASHINGTON – President Obama is expressing guarded optimism about the Taliban’s announcement Tuesday that it will sit down for direct peace talks with U.S. and Afghanistan officials. ...

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

G-8 tries to unite on peace talks with Syria ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland – President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with...

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

NEW YORK – The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a lette...

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey vows to attack social media, strengthen police

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s government is working on legislation to restrict the use of Twitter and other social media, blamed for the worst unrest the country has experienced in decades. ...

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Student loan interest rate issue could affect millions

Federally subsidized student loans are a hot political issue now in Congress. Taxpayers have paid off tens of millions of dollars in student loan debt of government employees, including more...

DATE: Jun 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World