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Nation & World Briefs

Ukrainian troops repel rebels DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine – As Ukrainian troops fought Monday to defend a strategic railway hub, Russian-backed separatists pledged to boost the size of th...

Smart meters haven’t fixed our habits

Revolution of energy savings have appeared to have fallen flat

Nation Briefs

E-cigarettes labeled health threat in Calif. The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, as states across the country consid...

World Briefs

Ukrainian separatists force mass flight SVYATOHIRSK, Ukraine – As fighting escalates around the town Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine, a growing wave of civilians are fleeing their h...

World’s problems enter Japan’s psyche – again

Country shaken by reported IS violence

Chocolate football nets $20K

PITTSBURGH – A dented chocolate football created by a Pennsylvania candy maker to poke fun at the New England Patriot’s “Deflategate” scandal has ended up raising $20,000 for charity. ...

IS spies Iraqi libraries to burn their books

BAGHDAD – When Islamic State group militants invaded the Central Library of Mosul earlier this month, they were on a mission to destroy a familiar enemy: other people’s ideas. Res...

FBI adds Virginia man to its ‘most wanted’ list

WASHINGTON – The Northern Virginia man added this week to the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list has relatives who were captured or killed by al-Shabab, and family members are skeptical tha...

Trick Q: Budget Day is Groundhog Day

Five things to know before Obama rolls out his new budget

Nation & World Briefs

Historic balloon pilots safely land in Mexico ALBUQUERQUE – An audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean came to an end Saturday as two accomplished pilots s...

New video shows IS beheading Goto

Hostages’ deaths have yet to be confirmed

Japan self-censors itself in the name of ‘jishuku’

TOKYO – Images or mentions of blood, knives or ransom – or anything else that can be seen alluding to the hostage crisis involving two Japanese in Syria – have been omitted. Some anime and o...