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Poll: Most people stay friends with a former flame

WASHINGTON – Most Americans think making a clean break with an ex helps speed the healing process after a breakup, according to a new Associated Press-WE tv poll. But not all of them are lis...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Thoughts on emergency radio frequencies: Police split on letting folks listen in

Some departments let anyone hear scanner chatter while others encrypt

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colleges ban hoverboards

Schools say they pose fire threats

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mexico is willing to extradite recaptured drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman

MEXICO CITY – Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States, a federal law enforcement official said Saturday. It’s a sharp reversal from the offici...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Koreas stand off after nuke test by North

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea trumpets a hydrogen bomb test. South Korea responds by cranking up blasts of harsh propaganda from giant green speakers aimed across the world’s most dangero...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

‘Affluenza’ teen’s mom took $30K before run FORT WORTH, Texas – Weeks before “affluenza” teen fugitive Ethan Couch was arrested in Mexico with a cheap disguise of dyed hair and be...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Stolen baby formula big business

SALT LAKE CITY – The recent arrests in Utah of three people accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of baby formula is the latest example of a problem that officials say is vexing st...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Does your battery life stink? Try some high-tech workarounds

LAS VEGAS – It’s enough to make you want to drop everything and race for the nearest power outlet: Your workday isn’t even done, and your smartphone or laptop battery is already in the red z...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP contenders pitch path to fight poverty

Each pushes tax plan at econ forum

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Still don’t think Donald Trump can win?

This chart should convince you.

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Marine Corps debate over women in combat continues to roil

WASHINGTON – A top Marine general predicted Friday that the Defense Department’s vows to maintain the same standards for women and men in combat jobs won’t last, saying the military will eve...

DATE: Jan 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tax filing issues could jeopardize health law aid for many

WASHINGTON – About 1.4 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law failed to properly account for it on their tax returns last year, pu...

DATE: Jan 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World