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Leader of Islamist State reveals himself in video

Had received criticism for not showing himself out in public

Florida Dem calls for trade with Cuba

MIAMI – When Charlie Crist went to Miami’s Little Havana recently, the Democratic candidate for governor stood before a crowd and said what few politicians have in decades of scrounging for ...

Presidential patriotism shines on Fourth of July

When America declared its independence back in 1776, John Adams wrote wife Abigail that future generations should celebrate the day “with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, be...

Nation & World Briefs

Immigration reform spurs rally at border MURRIETA, Calif. – Demonstrators have gathered again outside a U.S. Border Patrol station in Murrieta, California, where the agency intend...

Germany summons U.S. envoy in spy case

BERLIN – Germany’s foreign ministry says the U.S. ambassador in Berlin has been summoned after the arrest of a German reported to have spied for the United States. The ministry sa...

Ark. woman named oldest American

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A south Arkansas woman celebrated her 116th birthday Friday with cake, a party and a new title – she’s now officially the oldest confirmed living American and second-olde...

Obama: Immigration has made U.S. great

WASHINGTON – Celebrating the ethnic diversity of America, President Barack Obama said more than two dozen foreign-born service members who became U.S. citizens at a White House ceremony on t...

North Carolina gets back to celebrating

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. – Proving far less damaging than feared, Hurricane Arthur left tens of thousands of people without power Friday in a swipe at North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Out...

Arthur forces Fourth of July changes

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. – A strengthening Hurricane Arthur forced thousands of vacationers on the North Carolina coast to abandon their Independence Day plans while cities farther up the Eas...

June jobs report shows U.S. recovery is accelerating

WASHINGTON – A surprisingly robust job market is energizing the 5-year-old U.S. recovery and driving the economy closer to full health. Employers added 288,000 jobs in June and he...

Nation Briefs

GOP pushes Obama to visit border area WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is facing mounting calls from Republicans to take a firsthand look at the immigration emergency at the U....

Unfinished overpass falls in Brazil

SAO PAULO – An overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in a World Cup host city, killing at least two people and trapping a commuter bus, two construction trucks and a car, Brazilian ...