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Gun background-check deal may be in jeopardy in Senate

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks to more gun buyers seemed in jeopardy Monday as a growing number of Republican senators expressed opposition to the propos...

Car-bombings kill 55 in Iraq

Attacks come less than a week ahead of elections

World Briefs

After weeks of fury, N. Korean holiday calm PYONGYANG, North Korea – North Koreans celebrated the birthday of their first leader Monday by dancing in plazas and snacking on p...

Lawyer: Assaulted teen had drawings, name on body

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Awakening in a friend’s bedroom after drinking too much at a sleepover, 15-year-old Audrie Pott looked down and realized she had been sexually assaulted and her ...

Judge rules in favor of lesbians suing Hawaii B&B

HONOLULU – A judge has ruled a Hawaii bed and breakfast violated the law when two women were denied a room because they’re gay. The Hawaii First Circuit Court judge rul...

Boston Marathon bombing kills 3

More than 140 injured; 2 undetonated devices found nearby after twin explosions rock Copley Square

Bieber’s Anne Frank comment sets off storm

Singer visits Holocaust victim’s museum and writes note

Firearms debate revives questions on self-defense

The beam from the intruder’s flashlight pierced the blackness of the bedroom at 4:45 a.m., sweeping across the down comforter and into Eric Martin’s eyes. Outside, the streets of h...

World Briefs

Activists: Syrian regime airstrikes kill 25 BEIRUT – Syrian government warplanes carried out airstrikes on a rebellious neighborhood in the capital and a village in the count...

Study: Likely tax cheats do business in the South, West

WASHINGTON – Worried the Internal Revenue Service might target you for an audit? You probably should be if you own a small business in one of the wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles. ...

Germany’s anti-euro party grows

BERLIN – It’s a spectacle that Germans are getting tired of: southern European protesters burning their flags and waving placards comparing Chancellor Angela Merkel to Nazi leader ...

Nation Briefs

Close vote seen on background checks WASHINGTON – A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potenti...