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After 54 years, Confederate flag removed from Statehouse

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse to the cheers of thousands on Friday, ending its 54-year presence there and marking a stun...

Army provides detail on major force reduction

WASHINGTON – The Army will shrink to its smallest size since before World War II by cutting soldiers from nearly every installation, most notably in two full-sized brigade combat teams with ...

South Carolina prepares to lower Confederate flag

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina’s governor relegated the Confederate flag to the state’s “relic room” Thursday, more than 50 years after the rebel banner began flying at the Statehouse to p...

World Briefs

Long-time Saudi foreign minister dies RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister with 40 years in the post ...

Greece submits proposal, raising hopes of debt deal

ATHENS, Greece – Greece finally met a deadline that counted on Thursday, delivering a series of sweeping proposals to its creditors before midnight to set off a mad rush toward a weekend dea...

Long-term care worries are a growing concern

Poll: ‘Sandwich’ generation doing little to prepare for future needs

Israel working to free 2 citizens held in Gaza

Case could test fragile peace with Hamas

Nation Brief

General calls Russia top threat to U.S. WASHINGTON – Russia poses the world’s greatest threat to U.S. national security, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the military’s J...

Millions affected by federal hacking

Republicans again call for chief of personnel agency to be fired

Lawsuits test limits of tribal immunity

Gamblers claim casinos illegally seized winnings

U.S. losing patience with Iranian delays

Kerry, country ‘prepared to call an end’ to nuclear negotiations

House scraps vote on Confederate flag in federal cemeteries

WASHINGTON – Retreating under pressure, House Republicans scrapped plans for a vote Thursday on allowing the display of Confederate flags at Park Service-run cemeteries after Democrats prote...