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N.J. hotel owner wants paranormal guest evicted

Pings rising from ocean are likely Flight 370’s

Prime minister ‘very confident’ signals belong to missing airliner

Injured Afghan girl finds beauty in art

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – She had always loved to paint and draw, something it appeared the little girl from Afghanistan might never do again after she mistakenly picked up a grenade outside h...

Obama vows to fight voting-rights attacks

NEW YORK – In an unsparing critique of Republicans, President Barack Obama Friday said the GOP is threatening voting rights in America more than at any point since the passage of the histori...

Nation & World Briefs

Obama offers praise to outgoing HHS chief WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama praised outgoing Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for helping to steer his health-care l...

White House to refuse visa for Iran’s envoy pick

WASHINGTON – In a rare diplomatic rebuke, the United States will not grant a visa to Tehran’s controversial pick for envoy to the United Nations, the Obama administration said Friday. ...

Social challenges as Saudis draw throne’s future

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – While Saudi Arabia’s royals work out the succession of the throne behind closed doors, a few voices are raising the most sensitive matter of all in the kingdom,...

Obama announces Sebelius resignation, successor

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama praised outgoing Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for helping to steer his health-care law’s comeback after a rocky rollout, even as he nomina...

Ukraine PM: regions should have more powers

DONETSK, Ukraine – Ukraine’s prime minister on Friday told leaders in the country’s restive east that he is committed to allowing regions to have more powers but left it unclear how his idea...

Nation Briefs

Washington state gets access to FBI database SEATTLE – After a year of requests, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is giving Washington state access to an FBI database...

FBI sought Russia aid in probe

WASHINGTON – The FBI’s requests for additional information about one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were declined by Russian authorities two years prior to the attack, according to ...

Extra time helps boost sign-ups for insurance

WASHINGTON – Enrollment for the president’s health-care law has grown to 7.5 million Americans, the Obama administration announced Thursday, handing President Barack Obama and the Democrats ...