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Man with guns arrested at Disneyland Paris

PARIS – A man with two handguns was detained Thursday along with his female partner at Disneyland Paris, Europe’s most-visited tourist attraction, police said. No one was hurt in ...

Few U.S. neighborhoods affordable, near schools

WASHINGTON – Few neighborhoods can match the perks of Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C. – a reality that reflects a broader problem for the U.S. housing market. Residents of Adams ...

Trump won’t debate; calls Fox’s Kelly ‘a lightweight’

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Donald Trump has bowed out of the final Republican presidential debate before the leadoff Iowa caucuses, saying Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly is “a lightweight.” ...

Data raises concern about stun gun use

Study shows Connecticut police more likely to fire when suspect is minority

Officials say France wants more Iran sanctions

VIENNA – France has asked the European Union to consider new sanctions against Iran over recent missile tests, in a request made shortly after the EU ended sanctions over Iran’s nuclear prog...

Nation & World Briefs

McCain attacks use of Russian rockets WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee assailed Pentagon officials on Wednesday for relying on Russian rocket engin...

Fed voices concern about global economic pressures

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve sounded a note of concern Wednesday about how global pressures could affect the U.S. economy, while keeping a key interest rate unchanged. Six wee...

No injuries as fire closes New Orleans’ historic Canal Street

NEW ORLEANS – A stubborn six-alarm fire blanketed part of downtown New Orleans in eye-stinging smoke early Wednesday and forced the closure of historic Canal Street between the city’s centra...

Police seek end to Ore. standoff

Details unclear about death of armed group member

U.S. rethinking its Afghanistan plans

Troops may be needed there for years

World Briefs

Russian minister blasts British inquiry MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the conclusion by a British judge that former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko had been poi...

Science group warns of Doomsday threat

STANFORD, Calif. – Rising tension between Russia and the U.S., North Korea’s recent nuclear test and a lack of aggressive steps to address climate change are putting the world under grave th...