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Farmer thought it was sayonara, iPhone

TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma farmer Kevin Whitney thought his iPhone was lost for good when it fell into a grain elevator last year. Eight months later, his phone was returned unscathed after a t...

DATE: Jul 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Opposition to Obama’s immigration request grows

WASHINGTON – A key Republican said Friday that President Barack Obama’s multibillion-dollar emergency request for the border is too big to get through the House, as a growing number of Demo...

DATE: Jul 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Economists lower forecasts for U.S. growth

WASHINGTON – U.S. business economists have sharply cut their growth forecasts for the April-June quarter and 2014, though they remain optimistic that the economy will rebound from a dismal f...

DATE: Jul 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

‘Iron Dome’ plays key role in war

JERUSALEM – Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system has emerged as a game-changer in the current round of violence with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, shooting down dozens of incoming rocket...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

U.S. spy ordered to leave Germany BERLIN – Germany on Thursday demanded Washington’s top spy in Berlin leave the country as a new round of allegations of U.S. espionage worsened t...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kerry tries to end latest Afghan crisis

KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a hastily arranged visit to Afghanistan on Friday to help resolve an election crisis sowing chaos in a country that the U.S. has ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Career diplomat named Russian ambassador WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is filling a critical diplomatic post by tapping a career diplomat experienced in eastern Europe to be...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Deal may be near on immigration crisis

WASHINGTON – Outlines of a possible compromise that would more quickly deport minors arriving from Central America emerged Thursday as part of President Barack Obama’s $3.7 billion emergency...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Officers: Team told to aid Benghazi evacuees

WASHINGTON – The testimony of nine military officers undermines contentions by Republican lawmakers that a “stand-down order” held back military assets that could have saved the U.S. ambassa...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Few kids meeting TV-time standards

Only 27 percent of kids ages 12 to15 meet the recommended limit of two hours or less of TV plus computer use daily, new government statistics show. And 7 percent of kids this age ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Financial knowhow mystery to most teenagers

WASHINGTON – In an increasingly global economy, just 1 in 10 teenagers around the world is able to make some key – but complex – financial decisions, including choosing among various loans o...

DATE: Jul 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Peace efforts to end Gaza fighting begin

JERUSALEM – With rockets raining deep inside Israel, the military pummeled Palestinian targets Wednesday across the Gaza Strip and threatened a broad ground offensive, while the first diplom...

DATE: Jul 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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