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Court: $1.8M house built on park must be removed

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A developer who mistakenly built a $1.8 million waterfront house on park land has been ordered to remove it. The Rhode Island Supreme Court found that the unocc...

DATE: Jun 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

High court rules against ‘straw purchasers’ of guns

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court dealt a rare blow to the gun lobby Monday by ruling that purchasers must report when they are buying firearms for other people. The 5-4 decision uph...

DATE: Jun 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GM recalls 3.4M more cars for ignition problems

DETROIT – General Motors says it needs to change or replace the keys for about 3.4 million cars because they could cause the ignition switch to move out of position if they’re carrying too m...

DATE: Jun 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kenya gunmen targeted non-Muslims

NAIROBI, Kenya – The gunmen went door to door in the Kenyan costal town, demanding to know if the men inside were Muslim and if they spoke Somali. If the extremists did not like the answers,...

DATE: Jun 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama to sign order extending gays’ protections

WASHINGTON – After years of pressure from gay rights groups, President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the ...

DATE: Jun 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. considers Iraqi options

WASHINGTON – The United State is deploying up to 275 military troops to Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy and other American interests and is considering sending a contingent of special force...

DATE: Jun 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

IMF lowers estimate of U.S. economic growth in 2014

WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund foresees the U.S. economy growing a modest 2 percent this year, below its previous estimate of 2.7 percent. That would be nearly ident...

DATE: Jun 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Three states bidding for Obama library CHICAGO – At least six locations in three different states have entered official bids to house Barack Obama’s presidential library. ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GPS tracking case leaves unsettled questions

WASHINGTON – Judges around the country are grappling with the ripple effects of a 2-year-old Supreme Court ruling on GPS tracking, reaching conflicting conclusions on the case’s meaning and ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Losing streak lengthens for foes of gay marriage

For foes of same-sex marriage, their losing streak keeps growing. Some sense a lost cause, others vow to fight on. On Election Day in 2012, they went 0-for-4 on state ballot measu...

DATE: Jun 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Casey Kasem, king of the Top 40 countdown, dead

LOS ANGELES – Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio host with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for dec...

DATE: Jun 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

Boy on Father’s Day visit, 5 others, die in fire NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A teenager on a Father’s Day visit to Newark to honor his deceased dad died, along with his mother and four ot...

DATE: Jun 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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