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French fracture laid bare as 8-year-old praises terrorists

PARIS – It was bad enough when France learned that the minute of silence for victims of the nation’s deadliest terror attacks in decades was not respected by all students. Some children cont...

Dems still miffed about Israeli leader’s address to Congress

PHILADELPHIA – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is still peeved over Republicans’ decision to ask the leader of Israel – an archenemy of Iran – to address Congress in March right in the ...

Scientists abandon claim about the early universe

NEW YORK – Scientists who made headlines last March by announcing that they’d found long-sought evidence about the early universe are now abandoning that claim. New data show th...

U.S. economy slowed last quarter, but signs are pointing up

WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy slowed in the final three months of 2014, but a burst in consumer spending and the prospect of continued low energy prices are bolstering confidence that growth...

Former GOP nominee Romney will not run for president in ‘16

WASHINGTON – After a three-week flirtation with a new campaign for the White House, Mitt Romney announced Friday that he will not seek the presidency in 2016. “After putting consi...

House Dems seek better messaging, not new policies, for 2016

PHILADELPHIA – Better messaging, not changes in policy, is the key to winning elections again, House Democrats said Thursday as they huddled in Philadelphia to talk strategy. And the message...

Nation & World Briefs

More money sought for tribal schools WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says it will ask Congress for $1 billion next year to run schools for Native American children – includi...

Senate OKs pipeline bill

But Republicans lack votes to override expected veto

Obama calls for spending surge, buoyed by rising economy

WASHINGTON – Declaring an end to “mindless austerity,” President Barack Obama called for a surge in government spending Thursday and asked Congress to throw out the sweeping budget cuts both...

Poll shows giant gap between what public, scientists think

WASHINGTON – The American public and U.S. scientists are light-years apart on science issues. And 98 percent of surveyed scientists say it’s a problem that we don’t know what they’re talking...

Driver deaths in crashes tumble

Study cites technology, improved car designs for drop in fatalities

Military has wide discretion on Bergdahl charges

WASHINGTON – Army and Pentagon officials said Tuesday there has been no decision on what, if any, criminal charges will be filed against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who left his post in ...