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RPG event makes magic come alive for Potter fans

SUCHA, Poland – At a 13th-century castle in Poland, wizards and witches are sneaking through the halls and stone staircases of the College of Wizardry that opened this weekend for Harry Pott...

U.S., states argue over immigration case

Appeals court to rule on letting Obama orders take effect

World Briefs

German leader calls plane crash ‘horror’ COLOGNE, Germany – The Germanwings crash last month was an “unbelievable horror” for the families of those killed, compounded by the appar...

Just a flight of fancy or not?

Pilotless passenger flights may be possible but are unlikely for now

Nation Briefs

Lawyer: McVeigh felt bombing was failure AUSTIN, Texas – Timothy McVeigh considered the Oklahoma City bombing a failure because he left the building standing and once suggested th...

Higher U.S. gasoline prices sparked modest inflation in March

WASHINGTON – Higher-priced gasoline slightly boosted consumer prices in March, a sign that some of the effects of cheaper oil are fading and that inflation may be edging up to healthier leve...

U.S. senator says it’s time to put a woman on the $20 bill

CONCORD, N.H. – The first woman to serve as both governor and U.S. senator is backing a campaign to put a female face on the $20 bill. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen filed legislation this ...

Top U.S. lawmakers strike deal to fast-track trade deals

WASHINGTON – Top congressional lawmakers struck a long-sought, bipartisan agreement Thursday for the broadest trade policy pact in years, allowing President Barack Obama to negotiate trade a...

Nation & World Briefs

Kansas governor signs welfare bill TOPEKA, Kan. – A new Kansas law tells poor families that they can’t use cash assistance from the state to attend concerts, get tattoos, see a ps...

Court hears EPA challenge

Foes want to kill proposed rule on coal plant gases

Putin: Economy is improving

MOSCOW – Sounding at times like a mayor promising to fix potholes, President Vladimir V. Putin used his annual national call-in show Thursday to try to reassure Russians that the country’s e...

Newspaper’s role in Capitol stunt examined

NEW YORK – A Florida newspaper that knew ahead of time that a man planned to fly a gyrocopter into restricted airspace at the U.S. Capitol faced questions Thursday about whether its editors ...