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Nuke missile crews cite poor morale

WASHINGTON – Officers with a finger on the trigger of the Air Force’s most powerful nuclear missiles are complaining of a wide array of morale-sapping pressures, according to internal emails...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sexual assaults ‘like a cancer’

U.S. military officials admit they failed to take action

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Christie, Buono win New Jersey primaries BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and state Sen. Barbara Buono are headed for a showdown in November’s general election. ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Deadly Okla. tornado widest on record, rare EF5

OKLAHOMA CITY – The deadly tornado that plowed through an area near Oklahoma City last week was even larger and more powerful than previously estimated – a record 2.6 miles wide with winds t...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

France, Britain confirm use of sarin gas in Syria

Experts caution that evidence leaves doubt

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Egypt court sentences 16 American workers CAIRO – An Egyptian court Tuesday sentenced 43 nonprofit workers, including the son of the U.S. secretary of transportation and 15 other ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tree removals spark days of Turkish protests

Government offers apology, but sends out water cannons

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: More blacks arrested for pot

WASHINGTON – Black people are arrested for possessing marijuana at a higher rate than white people, even though marijuana use by both races is about the same, the American Civil Liberties Un...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkish gov’t offers apology as protests continue

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s deputy prime minister offered an apology Tuesday for the government’s violent crackdown on an environmental protest, a calculated bid to ease days of anti-governmen...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Christie: October election to fill Lautenberg seat

TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday set an October special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by Frank Lautenberg’s death, a decision that gets voters the quickest ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

IRS officials live it up at conference

Conservative groups claim abuse by tax agency

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fort Hood suspect to represent himself at trial

FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood rampage hinted Monday that he would try to justify the attack, revealing for the first time his defense strategy...

DATE: Jun 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World