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Trump cancels Israel visit after controversies

JERUSALEM – Donald Trump on Thursday called off a planned December trip to Israel, shelving what was shaping up to be an awkward visit by the Republican presidential front-runner following c...

Possible tax deal would give big wins to both parties

WASHINGTON – White House and congressional negotiators searched for compromise Thursday on huge tax and spending bills with a combined price tag of well over $1 trillion, with leaders hoping...

Kerry pushes for climate agreement

Latest draft leaves issues unresolved

Police ID man involved in Bataclan attack

PARIS – It took a text message from Syria to a mother in northeast France to reveal the identity of the third killer at the Bataclan concert venue in Paris: Your son died as a martyr Nov. 13...

Justices cast doubts on affirmative action

Texas case could affect all university programs

World & Nation Briefs

Trump visit causing problems in Israel JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s recent statements about Muslims, saying Israel “respects all religi...

Alaska governor proposes state’s first income tax in decades

JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has proposed instituting a personal income tax for the first time in 35 years as the oil-dependent state looks to plug a multibillion-dollar budget d...

FBI: California shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago

WASHINGTON – The two San Bernardino shooters were radicalized at least two years ago and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013, one year before they married, FBI Director James ...

Senate clears major new education bill, sends it to Obama

WASHINGTON – With an overwhelming show of support, the Senate has passed and sent to President Barack Obama a massive education bill that would return to the states significant control ove...

Nation & World Briefs

New questions arise about hospital strike WASHINGTON – Two servicemen have told Congress that American special forces called in an air strike on a hospital in Afghanistan because ...

Poll: Republicans wary of immigrants

Most say U.S. lets in too many from Mideast

Cardinal: If climate talks stall, pope may gently intervene

LE BOURGET, France – If international climate talks really stall, don’t be surprised if there might be an ever-so-slight intervention by Pope Francis. Cardinal Peter Turkson, pres...