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Fed finally lifts key interest rate from near zero

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates after seven years of record lows. But it’s signaling that further rate hikes will likely be made slowly as the economy strengthens ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

California decides self-driving cars will need to have driver behind wheel

LOS ANGELES – California unveiled precedent-setting draft rules Wednesday that would slow the public’s access to self-driving cars of the future until regulators are confident the technology...

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. industrial production registers worst month since 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. industrial output fell for the third straight month in November, another sign that American manufacturers are under stress. American industrial production droppe...

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Massive year-end spending bill includes cybersecurity act

WASHINGTON – The massive year-end spending measure includes a provision that will encourage companies to share cyber threat information with the government. The measure, which rep...

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jail populations rising fastest in small counties

NEW YORK – While big-city jails get most of the attention, lockups in small and medium-sized counties have actually driven the overall explosion in the U.S. inmate population, according to a...

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UN ends investigation of Iran’s nuke program

VIENNA – The UN nuclear agency closed the books Tuesday on its decade-long probe of allegations that Iran worked on atomic arms, and Tehran proclaimed that within weeks, it would finish cutb...

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

U.S., Cuba near deal for direct air flights WASHINGTON – The United States and Cuba are close to an agreement on restoring regularly scheduled, commercial flights between the coun...

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Islamic bloc to fight terrorism

Saudi Arabia announces military coalition

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

French hold suspect in Paris attacks PARIS – A French judicial official and French police say a 29-year-old man has been arrested and is being held for questioning about the deadl...

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Threatening email closes L.A. schools

New York City holds classes after deciding threat was hoax

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ryan unveils possible deal on federal budget

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan announced late Tuesday an agreement between congressional leaders and the White House on a year-end tax and spending package that would fund the governme...

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Taliban threat growing

General says violence on rise in Afghanistan

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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