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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

Escaped Mexican drug lord captured in raid

MEXICO CITY – The world’s most-wanted drug lord was captured for a third time in a daring raid on Friday by Mexican marines, six months after he tunneled out of a maximum security prison in ...

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

Police: Gunman said he shot Philadelphia cop in Islam’s name

PHILADELPHIA – A man using a gun stolen from police said he was acting in the name of Islam when he ambushed an officer sitting in his marked cruiser at an intersection, firing shots at poin...

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

Academies see jump in assault reports

Military not sure if rise is due to better reporting

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

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TSA to delay rules on driver’s licenses NEW YORK – Fliers who don’t have the latest driver’s licenses will have a two-year reprieve before their IDs are rejected at airport secur...

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

New ‘Mein Kampf’ debunk’s Hitler’s ideas

MUNICH – An annotated edition of “Mein Kampf,” the first version of Adolf Hitler’s notorious manifesto to be published in Germany since the end of World War II, went on sale Friday in an eff...

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

Texas governor joins GOP calls for constitutional convention

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought to lure Republican support Friday for calling the first U.S. constitutional convention since 1787, a new a priority for his administration that ...

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

U.S. added strong 292K jobs last month; jobless rate at 5 percent

WASHINGTON – American employers added a robust 292,000 jobs in December, suggesting that the U.S. economy is so far defying global weakness and growing solidly. The strong figure...

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

High court dispute over union fees could curb labor’s clout

WASHINGTON – The largest teachers union in Michigan still represents Jason LaPorte at the bargaining table, but he no longer pays anything to support the union. LaPorte and thousa...

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

The 'Cosby effect' is making New York safer

New York Police Department Commissioner William Bratton announced this week that 2015 was the “safest year” in the city’s modern history. One indicator, he said: The number of reported sexua...

DATE: Jan 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World