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U.K. court says terror trial can be partly secret

LONDON – A British court ruled Thursday that the bulk of a terrorism trial can be held in secret on national security grounds, but rejected prosecutors’ attempt to impose secrecy on the enti...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fighting raises fears of Iraqi collapse

ERBIL, Iraq - Iraq’s fracturing deepened Thursday as Kurdish forces poured into the strategic northern oil city of Kirkuk after government troops fled, while emboldened Sunni militants who s...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

U.S. drone strikes resume in Pakistan ISLAMABAD – Missiles from U.S. drones slammed into militant hideouts overnight in northwestern Pakistan, killing 13 suspected insurgents and...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Feds seek to keep local spying rules secret

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has been quietly advising local police not to disclose details about surveillance technology they are using to sweep up basic cellphone data from entire...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study shows teens drinking less, but texting more

NEW YORK – American teens are smoking less, drinking less and fighting less. But they’re texting behind the wheel and spending a lot of time on video games and computers, according to the go...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Bergdahl not due to get automatic promotion WASHINGTON – Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive, is returning to the United S...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bergdahl scheduled to arrive in Texas on Friday

WASHINGTON – Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who has been recuperating in Germany after being released from five years of Taliban captivity, is scheduled to arrive at Brooke Army Medical Ce...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iraq will need additional U.S. assistance, Obama says

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Thursday that Iraq will need more help from the United States as it seeks to push back a violent Islamic insurgency that has captured two key cities ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate approves bill to help waiting vets

WASHINGTON – The Senate acted Wednesday to help thousands of military veterans enduring long wait times for VA medical care, as the FBI revealed it has opened a criminal investigation into a...

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

Hagel says time was running out to save Bergdahl

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told lawmakers Wednesday that last month’s prisoner swap with the Taliban may have been the “last, best” chance to secure the release of Sgt. Bowe ...

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

South Dakotans hoping to give bison their due

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The American bison, survivor of bitter winters and the turbulent history of the Great Plains, took a first step Wednesday toward becoming an official American symbol. ...

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

Water woes force brewers to tighten the tap

FORT WORTH, Texas – Some of the largest brewers in the United States are trying to reduce their water-to-beer ratio as drought and wildfire threaten the watersheds where they draw billions o...

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

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