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Stolen Nazi concentration camp gate believed found

BERLIN – The wrought iron gate to the Nazis’ Dachau concentration camp that was stolen two years ago, prompting an international outcry, appears to have been found in western Norway, police ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pirates get call in Iceland

LONDON – Iceland’s president has asked the anti-authoritarian Pirate Party to try to form a government, after two earlier rounds of coalition talks failed. The Pirates, who seek d...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lithuania urges Trump to retain NATO ties

PABRADE, Lithuania – Lithuania’s president on Friday urged Donald Trump to uphold the United States’ security commitment to Europe amid questions about the U.S. president-elect’s intentions ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mosques across U.S. receive hate-filled letter

LOS ANGELES – Several mosques nationwide have reported receiving a hate-filled letter from California that warns Muslims to leave the country or face genocide. The identical lette...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

How Ignacio turned its failing school district around

IGNACIO – The clock was ticking on the Ignacio School District as the Colorado Department of Education told it to improve results or face sanctions such as a takeover by the state, a shi...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Big tornado outbreaks spawn more twisters

WASHINGTON – The most extreme tornado outbreaks are mysteriously spawning many more twisters than they did decades ago, a new study claimed. The once-every-five-years-or-so outbre...

DATE: Dec 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump salutes Carrier – and himself – for saving jobs

Tax incentives supposedly used to keep operations in U.S.

DATE: Dec 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Poll: Only about 1 in 4 wants Trump to repeal health law

WASHINGTON – Only about 1 in 4 people in the United States wants President-elect Donald Trump to entirely repeal his predecessor’s health care law that extended coverage to millions, accordi...

DATE: Dec 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

AP sources: Obama leans against last-minute action on Israel

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nearly ruled out any major last-ditch effort to put pressure on Israel over stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians, U.S. officials said, ind...

DATE: Dec 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Spacecraft embarks on Saturn ring-skimming mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Consider it a cosmic carousel with countless rings up for grabs. NASA’s Saturn-orbiting spacecraft, Cassini, has begun an unprecedented mission to skim the ...

DATE: Nov 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A quick Medicare overhaul worries GOP senators

Republicans have called for major Medicare changes for years, but now that they may be in a position to push something through, some party leaders are wary of sparking a fight over a popular...

DATE: Nov 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tornadoes kill five in four Southern states

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tornadoes that dropped out of the night sky killed five people in two states and injured at least a dozen more early Wednesday, adding to a seemingly biblical onslaught of...

DATE: Nov 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World