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California delta’s water mysteriously missing

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Nation Briefs

Capitol lockdown lifted after suicide WASHINGTON – A precautionary lockdown of the U.S. Capitol was lifted after about two hours Saturday following a suicide by a man carrying a p...

Obama, Castro open new era of diplomacy

PANAMA CITY – President Barack Obama and Cuba’s Raul Castro sat down together Saturday in the first formal meeting of the two country’s leaders in a half-century, pledging to reach for the k...

U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted after suspected suicide

WASHINGTON – A precautionary lockdown of the U.S. Capitol has been lifted after shots were fired in an apparent suicide attempt. Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider says...

Obama, Castro vow to pursue new future for U.S. and Cuba

PANAMA CITY – President Barack Obama on Saturday declared his refusal to refight the Cold War battles while Cuban President Raul Castro rallied to his defense, absolving Obama of fault for t...

Gap remains in video record of fatal S.C. police shooting

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Dashboard video shows a police officer making a routine traffic stop. Cellphone video shows the officer shooting the fleeing motorist in the back. What remains a mys...

2 women die after tornadoes hit Illinois area

FAIRDALE, Ill. – The two women killed by a devastating tornado system that barreled through northern Illinois shared a friendship, favors and, ultimately, a neighborhood that turned out to b...

Pakistan won’t join Yemen fight

Vote is setback for Saudi effort

Nation & World Briefs

Secret Service officer is arrested WASHINGTON – A uniformed officer in the Secret Service’s Foreign Missions Branch was put on leave and his security clearance suspended Friday a...

Repair Fair offers free fixes for gadgets

PHILADELPHIA – Is your toaster toast? Old lamp on the blink? Sounds like a job for the Repair Fair. Volunteer “fixers” in Philadelphia have started offering their skills free in ...

Obama, Castro plan to meet

Leaders will discuss re-establishing ties

Poll hints at possible trouble for Clinton

Many want someone to challenge her for nomination