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U.S., Russian militaries hold unprecedented talks on Syria

WASHINGTON – Senior American and Russian military leaders met for an unprecedented, face-to-face session somewhere in the Middle East this week to discuss the growing tensions in the competi...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

On work trips, DeVos flies on her own dime

WASHINGTON – Education Secretary Betsy DeVos flies on her personal plane at her own expense when she visits schools around the country, according to her office, as other Cabinet secretaries’...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Despair rises for relatives of the missing in Mexico quake

Mexico navy official: No missing child in collapsed school

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Was it a crime? 10 patients at nursing home died after Irma

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A 10th elderly patient has died after being kept inside a nursing home that turned into a sweatbox when Hurricane Irma knocked out its air conditioning for three days, even...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Facebook to release Russia ads to Congress amid pressure

NEW YORK – Facebook will provide the contents of 3,000 ads bought by a Russian agency to congressional investigators, bowing to pressure that it be more forthcoming with information that cou...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A stunned Puerto Rico seeks to rebuild after Hurricane Maria

Power could be out for months

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump vows more sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear buildup

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aiming to tighten an economic noose around North Korea, days after he threatened to “totally destroy” the country if forc...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pelosi: Put off immigration overhaul, save ‘Dreamers now’

WASHINGTON – House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she respects young immigrants who shouted her down at an event in San Francisco, but said their call for a comprehensive...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fed says it will start modest reduction of its bond holdings

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve will begin shrinking the enormous portfolio of bonds it amassed after the 2008 financial crisis to try to sustain a frail economy. The move reflects a streng...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado cops search for poop-and-run jogger

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police in Colorado are looking for a jogger they say is repeatedly interrupting her runs to defecate in public in one neighborhood. Cathy Budde says she was fir...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Grand Junction woman wins $133.2 million from Powerball

GRAND JUNCTION – Grand Junction area resident Judy Finchum says she has played the same five numbers in the Powerball every week, without fail, for the past 30 years. On Sunday, h...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit Puerto Rico pummeled the island Wednesday, tearing off roofs and sending doors flying from hinges as officials warned Hurr...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World