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U.S. boosts refiners’ 2017 biofuel quotas to record levels

The Obama administration is forcing refiners to use a record amount of biofuel next year, delivering a victory to Midwest farmers at the expense of oil companies that say they are struggling...

Tensions soar as Indians fire on bus in Kashmir, killing 10

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan – Indian troops fired on a Pakistani passenger bus in Kashmir on Wednesday, killing 10 civilians in one of the deadliest incidents in weeks of violence in the disputed...

Trump taps Haley, DeVos for Cabinet

Education secretary nominee criticized by conservatives

Trump rejects concerns

Says he could legally run his company while president

Iraqis make advances on fires

Oil well blazes set by retreating militants extinguished

Astronauts get ready for holiday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Turkey and football will be the main Thanksgiving headliners up on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, the station’s commander,...

StoryCorps hopes to narrow chasm

Families urged to discuss impact of U.S. election

The heat is on to keep setting new records

WASHINGTON – The United States is already setting twice as many daily heat records as cold records, but a new study predicts that will get a lot more lopsided as man-made climate change wors...

What’s in a name?

Small village in Serbia wants to rename tiny hamlet to honor Russian president

Will Santa remember your pet this year?

Here’s some ideas for holiday gifts for your best friend

Trump signals end to Clinton investigations

WASHINGTON – After a campaign filled with Donald Trump’s denunciations of “Crooked Hillary” Clinton, the president-elect declared Tuesday that “I don’t want to hurt the Clintons; I really do...

Pope allows all priests to absolve ‘grave sin’ of abortion

VATICAN CITY – Saying nothing is beyond the reach of God’s mercy, Pope Francis told Catholics worldwide he is allowing all priests to absolve the faithful of abortion – women and health work...