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Inauguration details flushed out

Porta-potty provider Don’s Johns name creates stir

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. traffic deaths continuing sharp rise

Experts surprised by trend as cars get safer

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Congress advances health care repeal

WASHINGTON – Ascendant Republicans drove a budget through Congress on Friday that gives them an early but critical victory in their crusade to scrap President Barack Obama’s health care over...

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Summit will oppose Israeli settlements

Group expected to back Palestinian state

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkey says its troops must remain in Cyprus

GENEVA – Turkey must continue to underwrite the security of Cyprus, even if there’s a deal reunifying the island that’s divided along ethnic Greek and Turkish lines, Turkey’s president said ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Feds release scathing report on Chicago police abuse

CHICAGO – Institutional problems within the Chicago Police Department have led to serious civil rights violations for years, including racial bias against blacks and a tendency to use excess...

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FBI’s actions under review

IG to examine how agency handled Clinton case

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

China upset by nominee

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s pick to lead the State Department has stoked confusion over the U.S.’s South China Sea policy by appearing to advocate a blockade of Chinese man-made islands. ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Defense pick calls Russia U.S. threat

WASHINGTON – Retired Gen. James Mattis on Thursday cruised toward likely confirmation as Donald Trump’s defense secretary, overwhelmingly prevailing in a Senate vote granting him an exemptio...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Republican-led Senate takes first step to repeal ‘Obamacare’

WASHINGTON – Congress is poised to complete its initial step toward dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, as Republicans divided over how to replace it face pressure from Don...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World