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More quakes rattle Italy

Aftershock damage threatens to cut off town

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama expands safe zone off Hawaii

Protected marine area will be twice as big as Texas

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Court overturns ban on burkinis in France PARIS – France’s top administrative court overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean town, in a decision Friday that should set legal precedent...

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FDA advises Zika screening for all U.S. blood centers

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood centers to start screening for Zika, a major expansion intended to protect the nation’s blood supply from the mosquito-born...

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Yellen suggests rate hike is coming but offers no timetable

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the case for raising interest rates has strengthened in light of a solid job market and an improved outlook for the U.S. econ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. economy grew at tepid 1.1 percent pace in spring

WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish pace this spring as businesses sharply reduced their stockpiles of goods and spent less on new buildings and equipment. The Co...

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

2 men in Nevada standoff case plead guilty LAS VEGAS – Two defendants became the first to plead guilty Thursday to federal charges in an armed confrontation with U.S. officials over grazing ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EpiPen maneuvered to create a virtual monopoly

Company criticized by those in Congress who helped it succeed

DATE: Aug 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Aftershocks rattle Italian quake zone

PESCARA DEL TRONTO, Italy – As the search for survivors ground on, Premier Matteo Renzi pledged new money and measures Thursday to rebuild quake-devastated central Italy amid mounting soul-s...

DATE: Aug 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Toll from Italian quake rising

Area was packed with tourists

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nixon resignation worried Soviet leaders

CIA papers show world reaction to Watergate

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Team finds WWII-era ship off West Coast SAN FRANCISCO – An underwater expedition along the California coast has revealed for the first time a sunken World War II-era aircraft carrier once us...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World