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Report: Oil rig problems remain

WASHINGTON – The key last-ditch safety device that failed to prevent the 2010 BP oil spill remains a potentially catastrophic problem today for some offshore drilling, according to a federal...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Mistakes could affect some health subsidies WASHINGTON – More than 2 million people who got health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law have data discrepancies that could ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report urges steady funding for Mars mission

WASHINGTON – Landing astronauts on Mars is unaffordable given today’s budget realities, but the U.S. can’t afford not to undertake such a mission. That’s the thrust of a new congr...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bergdahl’s hometown cancels celebration

HAILEY, Idaho – Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s hometown abruptly canceled plans Wednesday for a welcome-home celebration, citing security concerns over the prospect of big crowds both for and against ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Assad wins re-election as president of Syria DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian President Bashar Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen protests

HONG KONG - Tens of thousands gathered at a central park in Hong Kong on Wednesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, even as a stifling security presence...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama praises Poland as example for Ukraine

WARSAW, Poland – A quarter century after Poland embraced democracy, President Barack Obama held up this nation Wednesday as a guidepost for neighboring Ukraine as it seeks to fend off an ins...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hopes fade for quick Senate vote to help veterans

WASHINGTON – Hopes faded late Wednesday that key senators could quickly craft a compromise bill that would help veterans facing long appointment waits at veterans hospitals and make it easie...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Data discrepancies in health sign-ups

WASHINGTON – More than 2 million people who got health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law have data discrepancies that could jeopardize coverage for some, a government document sho...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bergdahl swap may make closing Guantanamo harder

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s goal of closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is facing re-energized opposition from Republicans and increased questioning from fellow Democrats amid widesp...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Supervision urged for freed inmates

NEW YORK – Increasing numbers of prison inmates nationwide are serving their full sentences and then going free without any supervision by parole or probation officers, according to a new re...

DATE: Jun 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Primaries may decide makeup of U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON – Six-term Republican Sen. Thad Cochran and tea party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel dueled at close quarters in Mississippi’s primary election Tuesday night, an epic struggle i...

DATE: Jun 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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