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World Briefs

Pakistan strikes kill 31 jihadists PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistani airstrikes killed 31 jihadists, and a suspected U.S. drone strike killed another seven, officials said Sunday, as...

Weather blocks divers from AirAsia site

Passengers now fearful of flying with airline

Myths about weather forecasting worth discussing

Variables from polar vortex to global warming tint public’s views

Troop presence lingers overseas

Bringing U.S. soldiers home harder than Obama thought

Penny parking thriving in Illinois town

SYCAMORE, Ill. – Mike Stolarski didn’t need but a few minutes to grab a cup of coffee. But, being in a generous mood, he fed a parking meter enough for whoever pulled into his soon-to-be-emp...

Child’s toy could be NASA’s solution for spacecraft

Engineers think inflatables could fly us out to Mars

Nation & World Briefs

1st popularly elected black man dies at 95 BOSTON – Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to t...

15 ways things will get worse in 2015

The new year ought to bring with it new hope and optimism for the time to come. But it’s hard to feel positive after a 2014 marked by so much conflict and tragedy. Scanning the globe, here a...

Plans, policies laid out for Obama’s last years

President ready to work after winter vacation

Plane crash kills all but one of Kentucky family

Only the 7-year-old daughter survives

Powerful Arctic blast poised hit Midwest, East

Meteorologists are confidently forecasting frigid polar air will plunge south into the northern plains, Midwest and then the East Coast from next Tuesday through Thursday. The Midwest should...

Sen. Reid suffers broken ribs, bones in accident

WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid broke several ribs and facial bones when a piece of exercise equipment snapped at his Nevada home Thursday, causing the lawmaker to fall. ...