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Clinton is hurt by familiar shortcomings

It was supposed to be different this time. After the wounds of 2008, many of them self-inflicted, Hillary Rodham Clinton rebooted for 2016 with a new message, new advisers and new energy. ...

World Briefs

Brazilians’ discontent hits the streets SAO PAULO – Brazilians took to the streets of cities and towns across the country Sunday for anti-government protests being watched as a b...

700 injured, 95 missing and 112 dead in China

TIANJIN, China – Authorities pulled more bodies from a massive blast site at China’s Tianjin port, pushing the death toll to 112 on Sunday as teams rushed to clear dangerous chemicals and pr...

Alaskans concerned with Canadian mining plans

JUNEAU, Alaska – A provincial map showing the planned or potential mining activity in British Columbia is so pocked that Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott says it looks like it has the measles. ...

The politics of time: Why countries switch

North Korean officials announced recently that the country is creating its own time zone, moving back 30 minutes this weekend. The establishment of “Pyongyang time” is a political move inten...

In aftermath of Ferguson, states react

But activists say still more needs to be done

Going on vacation? Your cats can, too

Purr-fect lodges will pamper your pets

Food banks, pantries find new ways to feed more

Charles Scott is shopping for groceries at a Philadelphia food pantry, busily clicking away at a computer to select his choices of onions, tomatoes and frozen corn. Scott’s budge...

These girls are the coders of the future

And they’re already solving problems

‘Nothing compares’ to the Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, Iowa – All of the forces that have unexpectedly made this presidential contest epically memorable, and often entertaining, were expected to collide at the Iowa State Fair on Satu...

World Brief

Japan marks 70th year of WWII surrender TOKYO – Emperor Akihito expressed rare “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversar...

Nation Briefs

Obama dealt big blow to Iran nuclear deal PHOENIX – Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the lone Republican senator who was considering support for the Iran nuclear deal, announced plans Sat...