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Iowa gov. may need to OK Medicaid abortion funding

DES MOINES, Iowa  Catholic, anti-abortion Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad could soon find himself in an uncomfortable position: He may have to sign off on payments for every Medicaid-funded a...

DATE: Jun 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syrian troops capture 2 villages from rebels

Hezbollah has helped tip the balance of power to Assad

DATE: Jun 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Budapest prepares for floods as waters rise BERLIN  The crest of the flood-swollen Danube River surged toward the Hungarian capital of Budapest on Friday, while communities ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Suicide blasts kill 19 in Iraq, including Iranians

BAGHDAD  Suicide attackers rammed car bombs on Friday into a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims and a police checkpoint west of Baghdad, killing 19 people in all, in the latest bout of viol...

DATE: Jun 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

24 die in shooting in Mexico City neighborhood

MEXICO CITY  Two masked gunmen stormed into a gym yelling everyone hit the floor and opened fire, killing four people in a tough Mexico City neighborhood that is home to th...

DATE: Jun 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hezbollah entry in Syria fans Shiite-Sunni fires

CAIRO  The Egyptian cleric was in a fervor. With Hezbollahs Shiite fighters helping Bashar Assad crush Syrian rebels, he wanted to sound the alarm to Sunnis across the Middle Eas...

DATE: Jun 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Protests crack Turkey’s international image

ISTANBUL  A violent police crackdown on a small environmental sit-in at Istanbuls central Taksim Square has done more than spawn a week of protests across the country. It has lef...

DATE: Jun 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Calif. serial killer Richard Ramirez dies

LOS ANGELES  Richard Ramirez, the notorious serial killer known as the Night Stalker, died early Friday in a hospital, a state official said. Ramirez, 53, passed away ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey’s leader: Protests must end

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s prime minister took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early today, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that protests that have swep...

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

IRS official apologizes for lavish 2010 spending

Congress blasts training conference, ‘Star Trek’ parody

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

Tropical Storm Andrea pounds parts of Florida

MIAMI – The first named storm of the Atlantic season hammered Florida with rain, heavy winds, and tornadoes Thursday as it moved over land toward the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas, prom...

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

China fossils suggest tiny, hyperactive ancient primates

WASHINGTON — New fossil evidence of the earliest complete skeleton of an ancient primate suggests it was a hyperactive, wide-eyed creature so small you could hold a couple of them in your ha...

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