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China vows billions of development dollars UNITED NATIONS – China’s president pledged billions in aid on Saturday and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dalai Lama cancels U.S. visit

MINNEAPOLIS – The Dalai Lama canceled his U.S. appearances for the month of October after doctors at Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic advised him to rest, his office said Friday. The 80-ye...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

An end to GOP divisions?

Boehner’s departure shows how badly split the party is

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Next in line? McCarthy is realist with conservative appeal

WASHINGTON – Rep. Kevin McCarthy has risen to the upper reaches of House leadership mostly on the basis of his people skills and political smarts rather than his policy chops. The...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Kentucky clerk says she will join GOP LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, a longtime Democrat, says she is switching to the Republican Party because she feels abandoned by...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama wants to see ‘action’ on cyberthefts

U.S. wary of Chinese pledge to stop hacking

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Alpine threat heating up

Winter tourist towns need to adapt

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Croatia lifts blockade along its border BUDAPEST, Hungary – Croatia lifted its blockade of the border with Serbia on Friday, as southeastern Europe’s squabbling governments took s...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

What’s hot for Halloween? Turtles, Walking Dead

PARAMUS, N.J. – Expect to see a lot of Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo and Raphael this Halloween. Some of the most popular costumes are expected to be based on the reptilian s...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pink diamond could bring $28M at auction

NEW YORK – A pink diamond the size of a postage stamp is going on the auction block, and it’s estimated to bring as much as $28 million. The 16.08-carat gem is poised to set a rec...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

CSS Hunley gets restored

For more than a century, the CSS Hunley rested at the bottom of the ocean just outside Charleston harbor, its crew entombed, its hull gradually encased in hardening encrustations. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bill Clinton appears in virtual-reality movie

NEW YORK – As world leaders descend on the United Nations this weekend, former President Bill Clinton will be taking them to East Africa through virtual reality. Viewers with spec...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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