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In Newark, Obama to call for breaking cycle of incarceration

WASHINGTON – More than half a million people leave U.S. prisons each year, but with jobs, housing and mental health services scarce, many are soon back behind bars. On Monday, President Bara...

DATE: Nov 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. factories grow at slowest pace in 2½ years; hiring falls

WASHINGTON – U.S. factory activity grew last month at its slowest pace since May 2013 as manufacturers pared their stockpiles and cut jobs. The Institute for Supply Management sa...

DATE: Nov 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Fred Thompson dies at 73 after lymphoma recurrence NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fred Thompson, a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee for eight years who also acted in feature films and o...

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

Haitians are serious about Halloween

Country flows into cemeteries to mark Voodoo day of the dead

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

Cruz hopes to build momentum following successful GOP debate

DES MOINES, Iowa – For months, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has flown under the radar in the Republican presidential race, an unusual position for a politician who has been in the spotlight since arr...

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

Russian plane broke up high in the air over Egypt, officials say

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – The Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt, killing everyone onboard, broke up at high altitude, Russia’s top aviation official said Sunday. The Me...

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

Region Briefs

Court rejects Christo project challenge DENVER – An art project to drape fabric panels along a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River has passed another hurdle. The Colo...