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Obama says new U.S. troops in Syria will be essential

HANNOVER, Germany – President Barack Obama on Monday announced the deployment of up to 250 U.S. military personnel to Syria, mostly special operations forces, to assist local troops trying t...

Obama dismisses North Korea proposal on halting nuke tests

NEW YORK – A day after North Korea’s foreign minister told The Associated Press that his country is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercis...

Obama pushes for global trade deals in face of opposition

HANNOVER, Germany – President Barack Obama mounted a strong defense of international trade deals Sunday in the face of domestic and foreign opposition, saying it’s “indisputable” that such a...

Nation & World Briefs

3 federal agents injured in shootout at Kansas motel TOPEKA, Kan. – Authorities found a body in a Kansas hotel room that erupted in flames during a shootout in which three federal agents wer...

White House poised to release secret pages from 9/11 inquiry

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will likely soon release at least part of a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that may shed light on possible Saudi connecti...

Surprise Clinton supporter: Charles Koch

Billionaire conservative donor says Dem front-runner might be better than Trump or Cruz

400 years later, Shakespeare’s voice echoes in sports

Some competitions from Elizabethan England still around today

Harriet Tubman is perfect for the $20 bill, but which Tubman?

They could choose brave old lady or tough, determined woman?

Nebraska researchers test new firefighting tool – drones

Aircraft could be used to start controlled burns in hard-to-reach places

Trump tells supporters he’s not toning it down

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A confident Donald Trump told supporters on Saturday that he’s not changing his pitch to voters, a day after his chief adviser assured Republican officials their party’s ...

World Briefs

Professor hacked to death in Bangladesh NEW DELHI – A university professor on his way to work in Bangladesh was hacked to death Saturday in an attack similar to other killings by suspected M...

Search goes on for suspect who shot 8 relatives in the head

Some possibly killed while sleeping