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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

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 ...

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

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...

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

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

Officials doubt boats had mechanical problems

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Congress seeks to block EPA rules

Bill targets regulations on small streams

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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