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In leaked emails, Powell calls Trump a ‘national disgrace’

WASHINGTON – In a trove of newly leaked emails, former Secretary of State Colin Powell calls Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and suggests his own Republican Party is “crashing and burning...

Rodney King’s daughter: Build bridges with police

LOS ANGELES – Rodney King’s daughter was just 7 when her father was beaten bloody by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department. She was eating breakfast when it came on the ...

Health law fails to thrive

Obama: Most new enterprises have growing pains

U.S. retail sales slump 0.3 percent

WASHINGTON – U.S. shoppers retreated in August, cutting back their spending at auto dealers, furnishers and building material stores to depress overall retail sales after four straight month...

Obama creates first marine national monument in Atlantic

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday established the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that’s designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of und...

U.S. regulators recall 1M Samsung Note 7 phones

SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. safety regulators announced a formal recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Thursday after a spate of fires led to injuries and property damage – along with a glob...

Americans will foot bill to fight warming

Poll finds support for higher fees

Nation & World Briefs

Grand jury clears officers in shootout WACO, Texas – A grand jury declined to recommend charges for three Waco, Texas, police officers who shot bikers during a gunfight between rival motorcy...

Powell worries GOP is ‘crashing and burning’

Calls Trump ‘national disgrace’ in leaked emails

Mylan CEO to testify in hearing on EpiPen price increases

WASHINGTON – The head of the pharmaceutical company Mylan will face lawmakers’ questions at a hearing next week on steep price increases for its life-saving EpiPen injector device. ...

Sources: U.S. lifting sanctions on Myanmar as Suu Kyi visits

WASHINGTON – A U.S. official and congressional aides say that President Barack Obama is set to lift U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar. Obama is meeting Wednesday with the country...

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Household income finally shows gains WASHINGTON – In a long-awaited sign that middle-class Americans are finally seeing real economic gains, U.S. households got a raise last year after seven...