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U.S., NATO discuss Russia’s military role in Syrian war

BRUSSELS – The United States and its NATO allies struggled Tuesday to come up with a clear message to send Russia at a time of conflicting concerns in Europe and the Middle East. ...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama wants climate deal to have teeth

GOP leaders say U.S. won’t be legally bound by any final agreement

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. pledges aid to help island nations

PARIS – President Obama pledge support Tuesday to island nations whose very existence is threatened by climate change, citing his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii with the declaration: “I a...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Brief

FBI processes record number of gun checks WASHINGTON â€“ Black Friday set a record for the number of firearms background check requests received by the FBI. The FBI sa...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Head of Chicago police out over shooting

Mayor says public lost trust in leadership

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Transportation spending bill heads for vote

WASHINGTON – The House and Senate have reached agreement on a five-year, $281 billion transportation bill that would increase spending to address the nation’s aging and congested highways an...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Facebook CEO marks baby’s birth with big donation

SAN FRANCISCO – Talk about birth announcements: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said they’ll devote nearly all their wealth – roughly $45 billion – to good works in celebration of ...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Paris attack suspect arrested in France PARIS – A woman was arrested Tuesday in a Paris suburb for suspected links to an intermediary to the only man charged in connection the Par...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. to send more ground troops to Iraq

Assault force will target Islamic State

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pipe bomb explodes in Istanbul, wounding 5 at rush hour

ISTANBUL – A pipe bomb left on a highway overpass near an Istanbul subway station exploded Tuesday, wounding five people, a local official said. The blast caused some panic in the city, whic...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Toymakers are tracking more data about kids

As toys go high-tech, hackers are zeroing in on a particularly vulnerable target - children. VTech, a Hong Kong-based company that sells baby monitors and digital learning toys su...

DATE: Nov 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World leaders focus on future in Paris’ climate summit

LE BOURGET, France – With dramatic vows to save future generations from an overheated planet, the largest gathering ever of world leaders began two weeks of talks Monday aimed at producing t...

DATE: Nov 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World