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Obama greets pope as he lands in U.S.

Liberals hope he pushes climate policy

Archaeologists may have found fabled tomb

BEN SHEMEN FOREST, Israel – Israeli archaeologists may be one step closer to solving a riddle that has vexed explorers for more than a century: the location of the fabled tomb of the biblica...

State obesity rates hold steady

30% or more of population rated obese in 22 states

Wisconsin’s Walker exits '16 race with harsh words for Trump

MADISON, Wis. – Warning the GOP’s presidential race has become too nasty, Scott Walker suspended his 2016 campaign on Monday and called on some of his Republican rivals to do the same, citin...

Women won’t see equal pay until ’59

DENVER – Women won’t get paid as much as men until the year 2059, according to a report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Study director Jessica Milli says the median ...

Survey: 1 in 4 college women report unwanted sexual contact

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report rel...

U.S. weighs abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN

WASHINGTON – For the first time, the United States may be willing to accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without a fight, The Associated Press has lea...

Nation & World Briefs

Walker blasts Trump as he exits the presidental race MADISON, Wis. – Warning the GOP’s presidential race has become too nasty, Scott Walker suspended his 2016 campaign on Monday a...

Nation & World Briefs

Gun tests ID Phoenix shooting suspect PHOENIX – Soft-spoken and handcuffed, a 21-year-old landscaper insists that he is not responsible for a string of Phoenix freeway shootings a...

Poll: Pope loved more than church

Pope Francis is adored by American Catholics and non-Catholics, who have embraced his optimism, humility and more inclusive tone. But as the 78-year-old pontiff arrives in the United States ...

Fault lines showing in Republican Party?

If you only watched the three-hour, 11-contender Republican debate on CNN last week, you missed something valuable. The preliminary forum among four bottom-rung candidates offered a clearer ...

States struggle to help polygamous towns

Utah, Arizona try to help communities that don’t want it