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New Horizons gets new target

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The spacecraft that gave us the first close-up views of Pluto now has a much smaller object in its sights. NASA’s New Horizons fired its thrusters Thursday ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Quarantined nurse sues N.J. governor TRENTON, N.J. – A nurse who had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa and was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital when she returned sued...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Coalition forces try to capture oil fields

U.S.-led group targets IS’s ability to generate money

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Putin calls West its ally in Syrian war

Russia offers journalists tour of its air base

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Soldiers kill Israeli man in mixup JERUSALEM – A Jewish Israeli man was shot and killed in a scuffle with Israeli soldiers who suspected he was a Palestinian attacker, police said...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ryan formally announces he will run for top job in House

Lawmaker says he’s ‘ready and eager’ to be speaker

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hearing offers little new

Clinton still loses sleep thinking about Benghazi attack

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

All about Ivanka: Trump’s daughter, muse and deal-maker

WASHINGTON (AP) – Six-year-old Ivanka Trump was furious: She’d gotten a Barbie for Christmas while her two brothers got Legos and an Erector Set. So she grabbed some super glue, l...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WikiLeaks releases CIA chief’s email data WASHINGTON – The WikiLeaks organization posted material Wednesday from what appears to be CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email acco...

DATE: Oct 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ryan wins support from hardline group

Caucus to back his bid for speaker’s job

DATE: Oct 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tragedy has haunted Biden’s political career

WASHINGTON – Joe Biden’s storied political career will come to an end much the way it started nearly half a century ago: shaped by crushing personal tragedy that shook his deep-seated confid...

DATE: Oct 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama to announce federal push to fight heroin use

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Heading to a region grappling with the scourge of drug abuse, President Barack Obama was announcing new steps to improve doctor training and ease access to drug treatment...

DATE: Oct 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World