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Trump, Cruz trade barbs

GOP candidates dispute Obama’s view of economy

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 ...

U.S. government developing policies for self-driving cars

DETROIT – The federal government will propose best practices for safely operating autonomous vehicles within six months. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx ...

Who got 3 winning tickets to $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot?

MUNFORD, Tenn. – Mystery winners in Tennessee, Florida and California will split an eye-popping $1.6 billion from the unprecedented Powerball jackpot that became a national fascination as g...

U.S., Iran hail efforts to resolve Navy incident

Officials doubt boats had mechanical problems

Nation & World Briefs

Obama, Putin discuss response to N. Korea WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined Wednesday in calling for a tough global response to North...

Paris cafe reopens after attacks as wounded city revives

PARIS – With the blood and bullets now swept away, the Carillon cafe reopened its doors Wednesday for the first time since it was among the Paris sites targeted by Islamic extremists in Nove...

Congress seeks to block EPA rules

Bill targets regulations on small streams

Drug lord flirted with Mexican actress, cared less for movie

MEXICO CITY – Transcripts of more than a month of text messages between drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo showed the capo was less interested in makin...

U.S. turns to UN to screen refugees from Central America

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is planning to expand a program to let would-be migrants from Central America apply for refugee status before they attempt to come to the U.S., Secretar...

Officials say Iran could satisfy nuke deal’s terms by Friday

WASHINGTON – Iran could comply with last summer’s nuclear deal as early as Friday or this weekend, officials said, which would require the United States and other nations to immediately susp...

Immigration raids causing rift among president, Democrats

Nearly 150 lawmakers call on president to stop detentions