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VW facing ‘tsunami’ of legal trouble

WASHINGTON – Who knew about the deception, when did they know it and who directed it? Those are among questions that state and federal investigators want answered as they plunge i...

DATE: Sep 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

McCarthy rises to top

California representative set to be next speaker of the House

DATE: Sep 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Month-old panda cub officially gets his name

China, U.S. first ladies chose name Friday

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

Water systems face failing infrastructure

DES MOINES, Iowa – Deep inside a complex of huge tanks, drinking water for Iowa’s capital city is constantly cleansed of the harmful nitrates that come from the state’s famously rich farmlan...

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

Nation Briefs

Pope Francis pays tribute to women in the church PHILADELPHIA – Pope Francis arrived in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday for the final leg of his U.S. visit – a festive week...

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

Russia upends U.S. plans

BEIRUT – Russia’s expanding military intervention in Syria has the potential to tilt the course of the war in favor of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, leaving U.S. policies aimed at securi...

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

European countries work to aid migrants

Thousands of migrants streamed into Croatia

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

World Briefs

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