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U.S. home sales rebound slightly in February

WASHINGTON – Slightly more Americans bought homes in February, but tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather point to sluggish sales in the coming few months. ...

At Pentagon, Afghan president thanks U.S. troops

WASHINGTON – Afghanistan’s president kicked off his Washington visit Monday by thanking U.S. troops and taxpayers for their sacrifices in nearly 14 years of war. He pledged that his impoveri...

Justices struggle with free speech case over license plates

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is struggling with how to resolve a free-speech dispute over a proposed Texas license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag. The justices heard ...

U.S. works to train Iraqi forces

Army, not militias, the focus this time around

‘Goldilocks planets’ may be commonplace

Galaxy may be rife with planets that are just right

DNA offers clues about Britain’s ancient past

NEW YORK – Genetic samples collected from across the United Kingdom are shedding light on the ancient past, including Viking invasions and a mystery about the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons, re...

World Briefs

Aging U.S. veterans return to Iwo Jima IOTO, Japan – More than 30 veterans flown in from the U.S. island territory of Guam toured the black-sand beaches of Iwo Jima on Saturday to...

Nation Briefs

L.A. shooting goes to Supreme Court LOS ANGELES – The police shooting in Georgia earlier this month of a naked, unarmed man with bipolar disorder spotlights the growing number of ...

Throwing money at California’s threat

Guv proposes $1 billion in drought spending

Nuclear talks make progress

Iran, world powers face make-or-break agreement

Mentally ill man killed at airport

Machete wielded, Molotov cocktails on hand before fatally shot

DNA tests speed dog adoptions

LOS ANGELES – A quarter of the dogs taken in by one California animal shelter look like Chihuahuas. So how do you make a pet stand out when it’s similar to so many other dogs at the shelter?...