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Strong quake shakes Chile capital, causing buildings to sway

SANTIAGO, Chile – A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile’s northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and other cities and sending people running into t...

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Contenders on undercard try to shine

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – The four Republican presidential contenders who didn’t make the cut for the 11-person prime-time GOP debate met Wednesday for an undercard event at the Ronald Reagan pr...

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Outcry after Muslim teen is detained over homemade clock

IRVING, Texas – A 14-year-old Muslim boy became a sensation on social media Wednesday and got an invitation to the White House after word spread that he had been placed in handcuffs and susp...

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double

WASHINGTON – Air pollution is killing 3.3 million people a year worldwide, according to a new study that includes this surprise: Farming plays a large role in smog and soot deaths in industr...

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Court halts execution of Oklahoma man McALESTER, Okla. – An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys said they ...

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Did the government exaggerate progress against Islamic State?

WASHINGTON – The top U.S. military commander for the Middle East vowed Wednesday to take “appropriate action” if an investigation finds that senior defense officials altered intelligence rep...

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

College shooting suspect left apology

GAUTIER, Miss. – A university instructor told police he killed his girlfriend at the home they shared in Mississippi, where investigators found a note that said, “I am so sorry,” and gave no...