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German leader renews call for Syria no-fly zone

DAMASCUS, Syria – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday renewed her proposal for a no-fly zone in Syria where civilians would be protected, a suggestion that was promptly rebuffed by ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Court candidates face grueling grilling

White House will ensure nominee has no secrets

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Analysis: Cruz tax plan would benefit rich, explode deficit

WASHINGTON – A new analysis of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s tax plan concluded that it would add trillions to the federal deficit while providing huge tax cuts to the nation’...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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ASEAN calls for end to China Sea disputes RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asia called Tuesday for peaceful resolution of the region’s ...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

CJ the German shorthaired pointer wins Westminster dog show

NEW YORK – Now appointed America’s top dog – CJ, the German shorthaired pointer. CJ won best in show at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night, beating a couple of top...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S., Cuba sign deal on commercial flights

HAVANA – The United States and Cuba on Tuesday signed a deal restoring commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades, allowing dozens of new daily flights to bring hundreds of th...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Judiciary chairman open to hearing for Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is leaving open the possibility of holding a hearing for President Barack Obama’s choice to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, amid sig...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama faces Supreme Court puzzle

Political, legal, personal variables complicate nomination

DATE: Feb 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Strongmen to predominate at Obama’s Southeast Asia summit

WASHINGTON – A coup leader with a penchant for song. A sultan with a taste for the high life. A ruthless prime minister with 31 years on the job. A former furniture salesman. A communist pol...

DATE: Feb 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Judge: Heart attack cause of death for Justice Antonin Scalia

WASHINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of natural causes, and no autopsy was necessary, a judge has told The Associated Press. Presidio County Judge Cinderela...

DATE: Feb 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pope denounces exploitation of Mexico’s indigenous people

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico – Pope Francis denounced the centuries-old exploitation and exclusion of Mexico’s indigenous people Monday and prayed before the tomb of their controversia...

DATE: Feb 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Airstrike destroys MSF-supported hospital in northern Syria

BEIRUT – An airstrike in the northern Syrian province of Idlib destroyed a makeshift clinic supported by an international aid group on Monday, killing and wounding several people, activists ...

DATE: Feb 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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