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Police can collect DNA from arrestees, court says

WASHINGTON – A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for police to take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime, endorsing a practice now followed by more th...

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

Speculation begins regarding attorney general’s departure

WASHINGTON – At the end of last year, with the election decided and the Obama administration in office for four more years, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. considered stepping down. He d...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey’s chief: I’m not a ‘dictator’

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s prime minister Sunday rejected claims that he is a “dictator,” dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe, even as thousands returned to the landmark Istanbul square th...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Damaging storms on move as Okla. recovers

Violent weather knocks down trees, utility lines in East

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

LA-area wildfire growing, threatening communities LANCASTER, Calif. – A wildfire that destroyed at least six homes, damaged 15 others and threatened hundreds more grew quickly Sun...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

3-D printing goes from sci-fi fantasy to reality

SAN MATEO, Calif. – Invisalign, a San Jose company, uses 3-D printing to make each mouthful of customized, transparent braces. Mackenzies Chocolates, a confectioner in Santa Cruz, uses a 3-D...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Poll says teens making moves on Twitter

WASHINGTON – Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday abou...

DATE: Jun 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House panel turns tables on federal tax agency

Report finds $50M spent for 220 IRS conferences

DATE: Jun 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Poll: 2 in 5 women would consider raising children alone

As Christy Everson was nearing age 40, she made a decision: She wanted to have a child, even though she was single and it meant doing it all alone. Her daughter, conceived through a sperm do...

DATE: Jun 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

It’s GOP vs. GOP on covering uninsured

Medicaid expansion pits conservative legislators against governors

DATE: Jun 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

New York TV actress Jean Stapleton dies at 90 of natural causes NEW YORK – Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better hal...

DATE: Jun 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Oklahoma residents flee tornado, 9 die

OKLAHOMA CITY – It’s a warning as familiar as a daily prayer for Tornado Alley residents: When a twister approaches, take shelter in a basement or low-level interior room or closet, away fro...

DATE: Jun 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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