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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

Many await details on Carrier deal

Some question whether victory is as extensive as Trump says

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

OPEC agrees to cut output in bid to push up oil price

VIENNA – Breaking with years of inaction, OPEC agreed Wednesday to cut its oil output for the first time since 2008. The move effectively scraps its strategy of squeezing U.S. competition th...

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

Trump will outline plans for leaving his business ‘in total’

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to leave his business “in total” to focus on the White House and will discuss the matter at a news conference Dec. 15 in New York with hi...

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

Carrier says it has deal with Trump to keep jobs in Indiana

WASHINGTON – Air conditioning company Carrier Corp. said Tuesday that it had reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana. Trump and Vice President-e...

DATE: Nov 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Thousands of Cubans rally to honor Castro

Several foreign leaders attend services

DATE: Nov 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

California makes moo-ve on emissions

New rules limit methane release from state’s livestock

DATE: Nov 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump’s Cabinet begins taking shape

Washington, Wall Street insiders picked

DATE: Nov 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump brand offers tempting targets for terrorists

At some point early in the morning on Nov. 9, it became obvious that authorities would need to build a fort in the center of Manhattan. Well, the fort was already there – Trump To...

DATE: Nov 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Leaning San Francisco tower seen sinking from space

SAN FRANCISCO – Engineers in San Francisco have tunneled underground to try and understand the sinking of the 58-story Millennium Tower. Now comes an analysis from space. The Euro...

DATE: Nov 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

DirecTV wants to be the next online substitute for cable

NEW YORK – There are already a few online services that aim to replace cable, but they haven’t attracted many users yet. AT&T’s DirecTV hopes to change that with a new service announced Mond...

DATE: Nov 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World