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Email casts doubts on claim by Snowden

WASHINGTON – Edward Snowden says he repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally, but an NSA search turned up a single email in which Snow...

Are landslides on rise?

The search for the three men feared dead in a massive western Colorado landslide last weekend was called off early Wednesday, as authorities feared the search could trigger yet another slide...

Nation Briefs

Court says BP must pay claims during appeal NEW ORLEANS – BP PLC must resume paying claims while it asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review its settlement with businesses over the 2...

Watchdog of VA says delays are everywhere

Investigator releases report on facilities

Ukraine insurgents say Chechens joining fight

DONETSK, Ukraine – As separatists conceded that militants from Russia’s province of Chechnya had joined the rebellion, a Ukrainian government official cautioned Wednesday that its borders ha...

U.S. Chamber assesses Cuba opportunities

LA HABANA – The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce toured an auto repair cooperative and talked with newly minted private entrepreneurs Wednesday as part of the first American trade missio...

Obama seeks middle ground on world stage

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Seeking to redefine America’s foreign policy for a post-war era, President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared that the United States remains the only nation with the capac...

Google to build cars that don’t need drivers

LOS ANGELES – Google plans to build and launch onto city streets a small fleet of subcompact cars that could operate without a person at the wheel. Actually, the cars wouldn’t eve...

World Briefs

Turnout remains low in Egyptian election CAIRO – Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country’s presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout that has...

West Point grads ready for post-Afghanistan future

WEST POINT, N.Y. – With combat in Afghanistan winding down, members of the U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2014 insist they’re equally prepared for the alliance-building future outlined by ...

China changing tactics to deal with political activists

BEIJING – In prosecuting the country’s political and social activists, an image-conscious Beijing is shifting its tactics. Beijing is increasingly using public disorder charges to...

Few voters turn out in Egypt

CAIRO – Egypt on Tuesday extended its presidential election to a third day amid reports of low voter turnout that could deprive the all-but-certain winner, former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-...