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This hurricane season could be a relative breeze

The Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than usual, producing six to 11 named storms through Nov. 30, as moderate sea-surface temperatures and an El Niño weather pattern limit stor...

World Briefs

Leader says Greece near deal on bailout ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s prime minister said Wednesday that his country is close to reaching a deal with bailout creditors, prompting Euro...

Health-care case could be loser for all

High court decision could be politically costly for winning party come Election Day

Mideast peace efforts suffer another setback

Tony Blair stepping down as international envoy

FBI says parts of Patriot Act vital to agency

WASHINGTON – As Congress wrestles over renewing the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, federal law enforcement officials are warning that legal authority is also at risk for lesser...

Rights group targets actions by Hamas

Gaza leadership accused of war crimes

Nation Briefs

Houston begins cleanup from flooding HOUSTON – Homeowners dragged soggy carpet to the curb and mopped up coffee-colored muck Wednesday after a barrage of storms and floods in Texa...

Flooding grows worse in Houston after rain

HOUSTON – Floodwaters deepened across much of Texas on Tuesday as storms dumped almost another foot of rain on the Houston area, stranding hundreds of motorists and inundating the famously c...

Sanders: Inequality is ‘unsustainable’

Senator kicks off presidential campaign

Nation & World Briefs

IRS says taxpayers’ data was stolen WASHINGTON – The IRS says thieves used an online service provided by the agency to gain access to information from more than 100,000 taxpayers....

Indian-Americans dominate spelling bee

Why should they take abuse on social media?

Theater for one opens its doors in New York City

NEW YORK – Many theater owners like to say they offer an intimate show but only one really means it. That would be Theatre for One – a 4-foot-by-8-foot portable theater that allow...