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El Niño helps year end on warmer, wetter note

WASHINGTON – December’s wild El Niño pushed 2015 in the United States to near-record levels for heat, moisture and downright extreme conditions, federal weather officials said Thursday. ...

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

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President defends stand on gun control FAIRFAX, Va. – President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun cont...

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

Seeking support for gun actions, Obama tears into the NRA

FAIRFAX, Va. – President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling ...

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

’Affluenza’ teen’s mom returned to Texas to face charge

FORT WORTH, Texas – The mother of a fugitive teen who used an “affluenza” defense after killing four people in a drunken crash was returned to Texas on Thursday to face a charge of helping h...

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

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Congress approves bill to repeal Obama’s health care plan WASHINGTON – The GOP-led Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama Wednesday repealing his signature health law...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Advocate: IRS plans will hurt taxpayer help

WASHINGTON – The IRS is planning to push you to fire up the computer rather than calling for tax help, but the agency’s in-house watchdog says that could freeze out millions of taxpayers or ...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pressure is on China to curb N. Korea

But Beijing leery of pushing nation too hard

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Navy leader: Nukes ‘foundational to our survival’

WASHINGTON – In his blueprint for a stronger Navy, the sea service’s new top boss, Adm. John M. Richardson, is blunt about what he thinks matters most: nuclear punch. Battling te...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Malicious acts cause more airline deaths than accidents

WASHINGTON – Malicious acts surpassed accidents as the chief cause of airline deaths worldwide in 2015 for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally. There were onl...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Chipotle subpoenaed as part of investigation; sales plunge

NEW YORK – Chipotle has been served with a federal subpoena as part of a criminal investigation tied to a norovirus outbreak at one of its restaurants. The subpoena, received last...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

North Korea says it tested H-bomb, though advance doubted

SEOUL, South Korea – Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test – a powerful, self-proclaimed “H-bomb of justice” tha...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Foes seek migration curbs after sex assault reports

BERLIN – A string of sex assaults and robberies during New Year’s celebrations in Germany has fuelled debate about the country’s ability to integrate large numbers of migrants, after police ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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