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Legal pot may be hurting cartels

Legal marijuana may be doing at least one thing that a decades-long drug war couldn’t: taking a bite out of Mexican drug cartels’ profits. The latest data from the U.S. Border Pat...

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Is it finally time for peace in Korea?

Some say treaty may get better results with North than sanctions

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

French nuclear plant draws German concerns

BERLIN – Germany says it wants France to shut down its oldest nuclear plant as soon as possible amid reports Friday that an incident at the facility two years ago was more serious than previ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Retirement home in Yemen attacked SANAA, Yemen – Gunmen in southern Yemen on Friday stormed a retirement home run by a charity established by Mother Teresa, killing 16 people, i...

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. adds a strong 242,000 jobs; rate holds at low 4.9 percent

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a robust 242,000 workers in February as retailers, restaurants and health care providers drove another solid month for the resilient American job market. Th...

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

El Niño leaves much of drought-stricken California in dust

LOS ANGELES – Ed Heinlein surveys the steep mountainside that has repeatedly unleashed tons of mud into the backyard of his Southern California home since a 2014 wildfire and still hopes the...

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

Christie says he won’t resign, will keep supporting Trump

TRENTON, N.J. – Republican Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that he won’t heed calls for his resignation and will continue helping Donald Trump’s GOP presidential campaign. He de...

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

Nation & World Briefs

U.S. bans e-cigarettes on airline flights WASHINGTON – Electronic cigarettes are prohibited on any domestic or foreign airline flying to, from or within the United States under a ...

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

Supreme Court appears divided on Texas abortion case

Justices grill attorneys about law’s restrictions

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

Republican leaders look for alternative to Donald Trump

Party hopes to not anger his supporters

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

U.S. official: Debris from same type of plane as MH370

WASHINGTON – Debris that washed up in Mozambique has been tentatively identified as a part from the same type of aircraft as the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a U.S. official said We...

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