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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

Judge: Google must give user info to FBI

SAN FRANCISCO – Google must comply with the FBI’s demand for data on certain customers as part of a national security investigation, according to a ruling by a federal judge who earlier this...

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

Fire in the sky

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

Ill. closer to toughest drilling rules

Lawmakers OK energy measure

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

Fla. pig using wheelchair becomes an inspiration

SUMTERVILLE, Fla. – In many circumstances, a piglet without the use of its hind legs would be put down. But Chris P. Bacon’s unusual condition has made him an international star and an inspi...

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

For pets’ quality of life, some states are better than others

Some dogs sleep outside and guard the house. Others have wardrobes and spend their day in a purse. A new study shows that dogs and cats have a better chance at a long, healthy lif...

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

World Briefs

NATO service members killed in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO says three of its service members and one civilian working with the international coalition in Afghanistan wer...

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

Egyptian judge releases policemen in beating case

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt – An Egyptian judge Saturday released from jail two policemen who were convicted of beating a young man to death in a killing that helped inspire the country’s 2011 uprisin...

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

Rockets from Syria slam into Lebanon

BEIRUT – Eighteen rockets and mortars rounds from Syria slammed into Lebanon on Saturday, the largest cross-border salvo to hit a Hezbollah stronghold since Syrian rebels threatened to retal...

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

Want to take photos from space?

Company has plans to launch camera-enabled telescope in early 2015

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

New study restores famed fossil to ‘bird’

LOS ANGELES – A raven-sized creature that lived about 150 million years ago is back on its perch, a new study says. The creature called Archaeopteryx was widely considered the ea...

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