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Kentucky clerk won’t interfere with gay marriage licenses

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Clerk Kim Davis returned to work Monday for the first time since being jailed for disobeying a federal judge and said she was faced with a “seemingly impossible choice” betwe...

Germany begins temporary border checks

BERLIN – Germany introduced temporary border controls Sunday to stem the tide of thousands of refugees streaming across its frontier, sending a clear message to its European partners that it...

Nation & World Briefs

Fourth inmate dies in Okla. prison clash Three inmates were stabbed to death during an attack or fight at an Oklahoma prison and a fourth died of his injuries overnight, an offici...

Kentucky case divides religious groups

Some say clerk isn’t helping their cause

California residents flee blazes

Two wildfires destroy at least 180 homes

Nation Briefs

Mom charged after kids found living in crate, cave KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A 24-year-old mother is in custody Saturday after her two young children were found barefoot, dirty and livin...

Police chief: Minnesota man killed his family, then himself

MINNEAPOLIS – The founder of a social networking service for nurses used a shotgun to kill his wife and three children before turning the gun on himself, police said Saturday after the relea...

Frustration builds with the slow process of Guantanamo shutdown

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and Pentag...

Rick Perry exits in early 2016 shake-up

ST. LOUIS – A growing divide has emerged in the Republican Party’s unruly presidential contest, as the race bid farewell to a once-powerful White House contender. On one side stands billiona...

World Briefs

Cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is holding KIEV, Ukraine – A renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has held for more than 10 days, creating the possibility that political talks can ...

Restaurant explosion kills 89 people in India

NEW DELHI – At least 89 people were killed at a restaurant in central India on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators stored illegally ...

Germany urges EU to accept refugees

MUNICH – Embracing its role as a defender of those in need, Germany welcomed at least 10,000 more asylum-seekers into the country Saturday. As aid workers worked to give all a firm roof over...