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Can ‘The Donald’ make summer school great again?

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Professor Robert Smith covers a lot of ground teaching American government, yet recent class discussions ranging from the electoral college to minority rights have kept retur...

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

There’s a little black spot on the sun

Little Mercury but black dot against glowing orb that powers the solar system

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

U.S., Russia work to hold fragile Syria cease-fire together

PARIS – The United States and Russia worked Monday to hold together a revived truce in Syria, calling on both Syria’s government and opposition groups to restrain themselves even as a five-d...

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

Canadian officials hope to put “death grip” on fire

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta – Officials said Sunday they reached a turning point in fighting an enormous wildfire, hoping to get a “death grip” on the blaze that devastated Canada’s oil sands tow...

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

Trump as nominee improves odds for parts of Obama’s legacy

WASHINGTON – There’s no cheering at the White House for Donald Trump’s success. Yet for President Barack Obama, things could be worse. Trump’s ascent as the presumptive Republican...

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

U.S. struggles to convince Iraqis it doesn’t support IS

BAGHDAD – For two years, U.S. airstrikes, military advisers and weapons shipments have helped Iraqi forces roll back the Islamic State group. The U.S.-led coalition has carried out more than...

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

Nation & World Briefs

Afghan officials hang 6 Taliban insurgents KABUL, Afghanistan– Afghan officials hanged six Taliban prisoners Sunday, a resumption of executions in the war that makes good on President Ashraf...

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

Clinton and Trump, two intensely disliked candidates, begin their face-off

In the end, it was the voters of Indiana last week who effectively gave the country the outcome that had loomed for months. The 2016 election will likely put Hillary Clinton, who is disliked...

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

Renewables top coal in power production

GOP states benefiting from shift to wind and solar energy

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

Leopards have lost 75 percent of historic range, study shows

Several factors have led to decline

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Large graffiti carved at Arches National Park

Vandalism at parks has risen in recent years

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump proposal for national debt would send rates soaring

Economists question candidate’s recovery plan

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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