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Launching cancer moonshot, Biden says politics impeding cure

PHILADELPHIA – Vice President Joe Biden launched a “moonshot” initiative Friday to hasten a cure for cancer, aiming to use his final year in office to break down barriers in the medical worl...

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

Al-Qaida claims attack on Burkina Faso hotel, cafe

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Al-Qaida militants struck an upscale hotel and nearby cafe in Burkina Faso’s capital late Friday that are popular with Westerners, taking an unknown number of hos...

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

Salem hanging site next to Walgreen’s

The morning of June 10, 1692, started with a hanging. Bridget Bishop, a local woman convicted of witchcraft – though it’s more likely her only crimes were promiscuity (by Puritans...

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

Vets aim to reduce pet stress

LOS ANGELES – Trips to the veterinarian leave Joy so scared, she gets sick. The black Lab-mix dog shakes and shivers, her heart rate jumps, her blood pressure spikes, her tempera...

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

Uncovering one of the world’s rarest atlases

A reference librarian at the National Library of Norway came across an old Ottoman atlas in the collections there that seemed perfect for a Reddit board devoted to the appreciation of maps. ...

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

Tennessee couple claims they have Powerball jackpot ticket

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lottery officials verified Friday that a longtime resident of the small town of Munford bought one of three tickets winning the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot...

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

Obama administration halts new coal leases

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is halting new coal leases on federal lands until it completes a comprehensive review of fees charged to mining companies and coal mining’s impact on th...

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

Rescuers look for 12 aboard Marine helicopters that collided

HALEIWA, Hawaii – Two Marine helicopters carrying 12 crew members collided off the Hawaiian island of Oahu during a nighttime training mission, and rescuers are searching a debris field in c...

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

Fewer than 100 Guantanamo prisoners left as 10 leave to Oman

MIAMI – Ten prisoners from Yemen who were held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been released and sent to the Middle Eastern nation of Oman for resettlement, officials said Thursday, portraying...

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

Defense chief: U.S. sailors made navigational error in Iran

TAMPA, Florida – Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday it appears a navigational error caused the crews of two Navy boats to stray into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf, where they we...

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

Trump, Cruz trade barbs

GOP candidates dispute Obama’s view of economy

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

Nation & World Briefs

U.S. to review fees on new coal leases WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will announce a moratorium Friday on any major new coal leases on federal lands until it completes a ...

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

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