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Johnson & Johnson loses 2nd talcum powder lawsuit

ST. LOUIS – Twice in the past three months, juries have awarded tens of millions of dollars to ovarian cancer victims who blamed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for their illness – among the...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Governor identifies SEAL killed in Iraq PHOENIX – The Navy SEAL killed in Iraq on Tuesday was identified as Charlie Keating IV, a former Phoenix high school star distance runner and the gra...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UN moves to protect hospitals

Resolution notes increase in attacks in warzones

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cruz gives up fight, suspends campaign

‘The voters chose another path,’ he says

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Man begins three-year national quest

Nebraska native plans to visit all 411 federal parks

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wildlife officials let to let family keep wild duck

Game officials relent and agree to let Vermont family keep wild bird

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

University’s auction plans under fire

School officials want to put collection of political memorabilia up for sale

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cruz, Trump exchange insults as Indiana votes

INDIANAPOLIS – Assailing each other with no letup, Republican front-runner Donald Trump and challenger Ted Cruz traded insults, charges and more as Indiana voters went to the polls in what c...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. defense secretary says Russia is ‘nuclear saber-rattling’

STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter blasted what the U.S. and its allies see as Russian aggression in Europe, saying Tuesday that Moscow is “going backward in time” with w...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Last dance: Final performance for Ringling Bros. elephants

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The curtain fell a final time for elephants performing at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as the circus ended a practice that enthralled audiences for two centur...

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Puerto Rico skips bond payments, says Congress must help

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A spiraling Puerto Rico debt crisis reached a new milestone as the island missed nearly $370 million on a bond payment Monday and officials warned of worse to come if...

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

San Jose brothers charged with murder of parents SAN JOSE, Calif. – On Friday, prosecutors charged 22-year-old Hasib bin Golamrabbi and his younger brother, 17-year-old Omar Golamrabbi, each...

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World