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U.S. says North Korea’s nuclear firepower limited

Likelihood of missile launch is strong, defense official says

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bipartisan bill would ease state-federal marijuana conflict

SEATTLE – A bill introduced Friday in Congress would fix the conflict between the federal government’s marijuana prohibition and state laws that allow medical or recreational use. ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kerry to North Korea: Don’t test missile

SEOUL, South Korea – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile, while rejecting a new U.S. intelligence ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies

LOS ANGELES – Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died. He was 87. ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Chavez heir sees lead narrow before election CARACAS, Venezuela – Red-shirted backers of Hugo Chavez’s chosen heir transformed downtown Caracas into a raucous festival o...

DATE: Apr 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. intelligence: N. Korea may have nuclear warhead

WASHINGTON – With newly revealed U.S. intelligence showing that North Korea may already be able to arm a missile with a nuclear warhead, President Barack Obama said Thursday that North ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Global warming not cause of U.S. drought, study says

WASHINGTON – Last year’s huge drought was a freak of nature that wasn’t caused by human-made global warming, a new federal science study finds. Scientists say the l...

DATE: Apr 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Gun-control bill clears first hurdle in Senate WASHINGTON – Congress’ most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed pas...

DATE: Apr 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Facebook’s Zuckerberg launches political group

NEW YORK – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have formally launched a political group aimed at revamping immigration policy, boosting education and encouragi...

DATE: Apr 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate group wraps up work on immigration bill

WASHINGTON – Democratic and Republican negotiators have reached agreement on all the major elements of sweeping legislation to remake the nation’s immigration laws and expect to un...

DATE: Apr 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

N. Korea hints it will soon launch a missile

PYONGYANG, North Korea – Hinting at a missile launch, North Korea delivered a fresh round of war rhetoric Thursday with claims it has “powerful striking means” on standby. Seo...

DATE: Apr 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gun-control bill clears first hurdle in Senate

WASHINGTON – Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun-control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings i...

DATE: Apr 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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