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Trump may be closing in on nomination

Party outsider growing stronger as voting nears

Monster storm begins pounding East Coast

WASHINGTON – One in seven Americans will get at least half a foot of snow outside their homes when this weekend’s big storm has finished delivering blizzards, gale-force winds, whiteout cond...

U.S. seeks to limit methane gas ‘flaring’ at drilling sites

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Friday proposed new rules to clamp down on oil companies that burn off natural gas on public land, arguing the effort will reduce waste and harmful m...

Cruz no favorite with fellow Republican senators

WASHINGTON – Republican senators are confronting an unsettling possibility: Sen. Ted Cruz, their least favorite colleague, stands within reach of becoming the party’s presidential nominee an...

Court links Putin to ex-spy’s poisoning

Decision threatens new rifts in British-Russian ties

Russia flexes naval muscles in Med

ONBOARD THE VICE ADMIRAL KULAKOV – Russian warships equipped with an array of long-range missiles cruise off Syria’s coast to back the air campaign in Syria and project Moscow’s naval power ...

World Briefs

NATO to revamp rules to counter threats BRUSSELS – Top NATO brass on Thursday agreed on changes to recommend in the alliance’s force posture and decision-making procedures to bett...

Armed group begins talks with FBI

PORTLAND, Ore. – The leader of an armed group that for nearly three weeks has occupied a wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon has begun speaking with the FBI. Standing outside the ...

Nation Briefs

Alabama executes man in 1992 death ATMORE, Ala. – A man convicted of the 1992 rape and beating death of a woman received a lethal injection Thursday evening in Alabama’s first exe...

Court: EPA can begin clean air rules

Appeals panel rejects delaying regulations while legal challenges continue

East Coast braces for blizzard

Up to 2 feet of snow expected in Washington, D.C., region

Judge tosses Pennsylvania woman’s defamation suit vs. Cosby

PITTSBURGH – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Pittsburgh-area woman who claims Bill Cosby defamed her when he and his representatives responded to allegations that ...