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Missing ship sank, 1 body found, search ongoing

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard said Monday that a U.S. cargo ship carrying 33 people has been missing since it encountered high winds and heavy seas from Hurricane Joaquin and sank. On...

DATE: Oct 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Divisive social issues fill Supreme Court’s agenda

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s new term began Monday with no cross words between the justices, although a steady stream of divisive social issues awaits them in the coming months. ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Supreme Court to face politically charged docket

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday under an election-year spotlight, with a chief justice who’s become a campaign issue and a docket that seems designed to remind A...

DATE: Oct 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gas leak suspected after blast kills 1 in N.Y.

Gas line may not have been properly detached after stove removal in Brooklyn, authorities say

DATE: Oct 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Pentagon: Afghan situation ‘confused, complicated’ MADRID – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday promised a full and transparent investigation into whether a U.S. aircraft ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Chaffetz enters race for speaker

Republican says he can bring change, bridge party divide

DATE: Oct 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dangerous storm brings misery to S.C.

Six deaths related to the rainstorm reported

DATE: Oct 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

After shootings, Trump defends 2nd Amendment Says teachers, students should be armed

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday channeled 1970s action star Charles Bronson in defending Second Amendment rights in the aftermath of the shooting...

DATE: Oct 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gunman spared student to take package to police

ROSEBURG, Ore. – As a 26-year-old killer gunned down victims inside a college classroom, he spared one student and gave him a package to deliver to authorities, according to the grandmother ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

More rain, flooding for soggy East Coast

Effects of Joaquin are being felt even as it moves away from U.S.

DATE: Oct 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton: Change military records for gay veterans

WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton proposed on Saturday that military records be amended to upgrade dishonorable discharges imposed on gay, lesbian and transgender ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Three new leaders selected by Mormons SALT LAKE CITY – The Mormon church has chosen three new members for a top governing body that sets policy and runs the faith’s business ventu...

DATE: Oct 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World