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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...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Court links Putin to ex-spy’s poisoning

Decision threatens new rifts in British-Russian ties

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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 ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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 ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Court: EPA can begin clean air rules

Appeals panel rejects delaying regulations while legal challenges continue

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

East Coast braces for blizzard

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

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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 ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. announces plan for new visa rules for some Europeans

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is easing new visa requirements for certain European travelers who have visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan in the last five years, a move that quickly a...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. immigrant population on decline

Number of illegal aliens drops below 11 million, study finds

DATE: Jan 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Islamic State destroys ancient monastery in Iraq

IRBIL, Iraq – The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World