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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

National security takes center stage

Trump, Bush argue about Muslim ban

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

Support rises for ground troops to fight Islamic State

WASHINGTON – After terrorist attacks at home and abroad, more Americans than ever – but still less than half – support sending U.S. ground troops to fight the Islamic State, according to a n...

DATE: Dec 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bergdahl to face desertion charge

WASHINGTON – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban for five years and freed in exchange for five detainees in Guantanamo Bay, will face charges of desertion and misbehavior be...

DATE: Dec 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama ramps up bid to explain how U.S. will fight Islamic State

WASHINGTON – Working to ease public jitters ahead of the holidays, President Barack Obama opened a rare meeting of his National Security Council at the Pentagon on Monday, part of a weeklong...

DATE: Dec 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FAA to require drones to be registered, marked

Spurred by numerous reports of drones flying near jets and airports, the federal government has decided to require that the aircraft be registered in order to make it easier to identify thei...

DATE: Dec 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Global grocer chains tied to slave-peeled shrimp

SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand – Poor migrant workers and children are being sold to factories in Thailand and forced to peel shrimp that ends up in global supply chains, including those of Wal-Mart...

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jury to hear closing arguments in Baltimore officer trial

BALTIMORE – William Porter’s defense has presented him as a reasonable officer who did nothing wrong the day Freddie Gray was arrested, while prosecutors paint him as an indifferent cop who ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Fed to announce future of interest rates Wednesday WASHINGTON – The worst-kept secret in the financial world is that the Federal Reserve is all but sure Wednesday to raise interes...

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump may be center stage, but Cruz is in spotlight at GOP debate

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump will be standing at center stage, but Ted Cruz will be in the spotlight at Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate. The Texas senator is challengi...

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Age not always a barrier for aggressive medical treatment

CHICAGO – Irwin Weiner felt so good after heart surgery a few weeks before turning 90 that he stopped for a pastrami sandwich on the way home from the hospital. Dorothy Lipkin danced after g...

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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