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DNA confirms Harding had out-of-wedlock child

WASHINGTON – First, DNA testing all but confirmed Thomas Jefferson bedded his slave Sally Hemings. Now it’s rewriting another chapter in presidential history, this one from the Roaring ‘20s....

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Brief

Connecticut court halts executions HARTFORD, Conn. – Three years after Connecticut abolished the death penalty for any future crimes, the state’s highest court on Thursday spared...

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Number of uninsured continues to drop

Public support for health-care law grows

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Sweden drops cases against Assange HELSINKI – Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange but said they stil...

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FAA concerns about drone sightings are up

WASHINGTON – Pilot reports of drone sightings so far this year are more than double last year, government regulators say, raising concern about the potential for a deadly collision. ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Toll rises in China blasts

Residents upset by lack of reliable information

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A fight to allow sleeping outside

Government says ban is unconstitutional

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. retail sales rose in July, aided by autos and restaurants

WASHINGTON – Americans bought more cars, restaurant meals and building supplies in July, a rise in spending that points to steady economic growth anchored by an improving job market. ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A new poll out of New Hampshire has Bernie Sanders ahead of Hillary Clinton

A new poll shows Bernie Sanders with an apparent lead over Hillary Rodham Clinton among likely Democratic voters in New Hampshire, adding to his momentum in the nation’s first presidential p...

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Keystone pipeline review dragging on

White House defends long delay

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton tries to put emails behind her

Aide says probes are partisan politics

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Ex-President Carter says he has cancer ATLANTA – Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday. “Recen...

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World