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House GOP, eager to mend wounds, elects Ryan as new speaker

WASHINGTON – Splintered House Republicans elected Rep. Paul Ryan to be the chamber’s 54th speaker on Thursday, turning to the youthful but battle-tested Wisconsin lawmaker to mend the party’...

State police using shotguns to deflate wayward blimp

MUNCY, Pa. – State police used shotguns Thursday to deflate a wayward surveillance blimp that broke loose in Maryland before coming down into trees in the Pennsylvania countryside. ...

Early GOP debate takeaways: No breakout undercard performers

BOULDER, Colo. – The four Republican presidential candidates who aren’t in the top 10 in an average of national polls took the stage Wednesday ahead of the third prime-time GOP debate of the...

Former House Speaker Hastert pleads guilty to lying to FBI

CHICAGO – Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI in a hush-money scheme, agreeing to a deal with federal prosecutors that recommends he serve no more than six months in ...

Astronaut takes spacewalk right before setting U.S. record

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s yearlong spaceman, Scott Kelly, took his first spacewalk Wednesday just hours before setting a new U.S. flight record. Kelly and Kjell Lindgren tackl...

Insurgents vs mainstream: Debate highlights GOP’s 2 tracks

BOULDER – Marco Rubio bid forcefully for control of the Republican Party’s establishment wing in Wednesday night’s third GOP debate, deflecting jabs from Jeb Bush, who desperately sought to ...

Nation & World Briefs

House nominates Ryan to be speaker WASHINGTON – House Republicans embraced a new leader Wednesday and swiftly consented to a major budget-and-debt deal to avert a federal financia...

Defense chief: U.S. may step up actions against IS

WASHINGTON – Signaling a possible escalation of U.S. military action in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that the United States is retooling its strategy in Iraq an...

Nation & World Briefs

Walgreens to buy Rite Aid for $9.4B NEW YORK – Walgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the ...

China warns U.S. after ‘provocation’ by Navy

BEIJING – Tensions over the South China Sea grew Tuesday after Beijing accused the United States of committing a “deliberate provocation” by sending a Navy destroyer into waters claimed by C...

Congress leaders, Obama back deal on budget

Proposal would end threat of ‘fiscal cliffs’

Albuquerque mourns lost child

At funeral, small white coffin and memories of girl’s smile