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Obama: Dallas gunman a ‘demented individual’

Police ambushed in 3 more attacks

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Some cities explore 911 texting

NEW YORK – With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. “Call...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Will ‘Hamilton’ be in trouble?

Three principal actors leaving hit broadway show

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Treasures found in an old brothel

If you told a proud Philadelphian that the “whole story” of his city could be found in a toilet, he might slug you. But that’s exactly what archaeologist Rebecca Yamin thinks. Whe...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FDA OKs 1st dissolving stent for patients

But device may not be safer than older metal implants

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Steal a rock, risk the curse

Do ‘souvenirs’ from Gettysburg bring bad luck?

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NATO targets Islamic extremism

Allies boost support in battles against ISIS, Taliban

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Gingrich says Trump a ‘necessary candidate’ LE BOURGET, France – Newt Gingrich says he thinks Donald Trump is a “necessary candidate” amid global anti-establishment sentiment, but that he wo...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Music therapist records patients’ heartbeats

Bridget Sova pairs recordings with popular songs

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Shootings in America: Taking stock after 3 days of tragedy

NEW YORK – Can this really be America in 2016? Three tumultuous days have brought echoes of decades past and made clear a public that elected a black president hasn’t reconciled i...

DATE: Jul 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

U.S. expels Russians after envoy attacked WASHINGTON – The United States last month expelled two Russian officials in response to an attack on an American diplomat by a Russian policeman in ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Black gun owners fear backlash from police shootings

WASHINGTON – One man told an officer during a Minnesota traffic stop that he was a licensed gun owner, and that he was reaching for his wallet, a witness said. The other was on the ground wi...

DATE: Jul 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World