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Photos, social media now allowed on White House tours

WASHINGTON – Want to take a picture inside the White House Blue Room? Well, it’s now OK to pull out your cellphone or camera and press “shoot.” The White House on Wednesday ended ...

Report says Iran is keeping to deal

Finding could help Obama sell nuclear agreement

World Briefs

France promises aid to get climate deal LYON, France – French President François Hollande said Wednesday that money is the main roadblock to a global accord at a United Nations cl...

Lightning-strike deaths on rise as season begins

Lying flat on the ground won’t help, standing under a tree is never a good idea and, if you’re a man, fishing in Florida seems to be about the worst idea of all. We’re talking abo...

Nation Briefs

Americans back health-care decision WASHINGTON – A new poll finds that most Americans approve of the recent Supreme Court decision preserving the health-care law’s subsidized insu...

Airlines probed for antitrust violations

‘Unlawful coordination’ may have kept fares high

U.S., Cuba still deal with mistrust

Plans to open embassies announced

California cities show biggest water savings yet in drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California’s drought-stricken cities set a record for water conservation, reducing usage 29 percent in May, according to data released by a state agency Wednesday. ...

Obama in Tennessee to talk about improving health-care law

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – President Barack Obama is using the momentum from a recent Supreme Court victory for his health-care law to change the conversation from talk about undoing his signature d...

Greek leader asks voters to reject debt proposal

ATHENS, Greece – Eurozone finance ministers decided Wednesday to break off talks on more aid for Greece until after it holds a weekend referendum, even as the Greek government pressed ahead ...

Christie promises blunt campaign as he enters 2016 contest

LIVINGSTON, N.J. – A tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched his 2016 campaign for president Tuesday with a promise to tell voters the truth even if it makes them cringe. ...

Nation & World Briefs

Christie vows to tell U.S. voters the truth LIVINGSTON, N.J. – A tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched his 2016 campaign for president Tuesday with a promise to te...