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Obama warns against giving into election year cynicism

WASHINGTON – Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House, declaring tha...

DATE: Jan 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Powerball jackpot increases to $1.4B as ticket sales surge

OMAHA, Neb. – The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.4 billion, and the drawing is still two days away. The prize was already the world’s largest before lottery officials increased...

DATE: Jan 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ringling circus elephants to retire in May

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May. The ...

DATE: Jan 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Task force: Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50

WASHINGTON – Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69

NEW YORK – David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound – and the look – of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died of cance...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Philly police, FBI say cop shooter still possible threat Two days after a Philadelphia police officer was shot by a man who said he had pledged loyalty to the Islamic State, the c...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton confronts rival Sanders as Iowa polls tighten

WATERLOO, Iowa – Hillary Clinton has spent much of her presidential campaign looking past Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, focusing instead on Republicans and the November general election. ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sean Penn: Nothing to hide over drug lord interview

MEXICO CITY – Actor Sean Penn said he has “nothin’ to hide,” after images published Monday indicated he was under surveillance when he met with the Mexican actress who led him to Joaquin “El...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Aid convoys reach 3 Syria communities besieged for months

DAMASCUS, Syria – Aid convoys delivered long-awaited food, medicine and other supplies to three besieged communities Monday, part of a United Nations-supported operation to help tens of thou...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama’s State of Union in 2016: Strong job market, middling economy

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night to a nation whose economy is far sturdier than it was when he took office in 2009. ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

French president François Hollande, rocker honor 2015 attack victims

PARIS – French President François Hollande and other dignitaries held a special ceremony Sunday to honor all those killed in Islamic extremist violence around Paris in 2015 – a year when the...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Stock market woes not just about China: Company profits to drop – again

NEW YORK – Tumult in China triggered the worst opening week for U.S. stocks in history, and this week investors could get plenty more to worry about. Profits are expected to drop...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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