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Bypassed heroes get Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON – They were heroes who didn’t get their due. On Tuesday, 24 ethnic or minority U.S. soldiers who performed bravely under fire in three of the nation’s wars finally rece...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

What if the missing Malaysia plane is never found?

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The plane must be somewhere. But the same can be said for Amelia Earhart’s. Ten days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people aboar...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report details out-of-sync response to LAX shooter

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles International Airport was ill prepared for a crisis when a gunman ambushed security officers last year, and the emergency response was hindered by communication pro...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

West seeks ways to curb Russia

WARSAW, Poland – Vice President Joe Biden and European leaders unleashed a torrent of angry words Tuesday against Russia’s “dark path” as Western allies scheduled an emergency meeting in the...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NSA back in the spotlight

WASHINGTON – The National Security Agency is likely to face new scrutiny after a published report that it has the capability of recording and retrieving 100 percent of phone calls in foreign...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

U.S. tells Syria to send its diplomats home WASHINGTON – The Obama administration ordered the Syrian government Tuesday to suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the U...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Putin signs treaty to add Crimea to map of Russia

MOSCOW – With a sweep of his pen, President Vladimir Putin added Crimea to the map of Russia on Tuesday, describing the move as correcting a past injustice and responding to what he called W...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Pentagon must focus on insider threat

WASHINGTON – Reviews triggered by the Washington Navy Yard killings last year have concluded that threats to Defense Department personnel and facilities increasingly are coming from trusted ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Discovery gives us peek at ‘very beginning’

NEW YORK – Researchers say they have spotted evidence that a split-second after the Big Bang, the newly formed universe ballooned out at a pace so astonishing that it left behind ripples in ...

DATE: Mar 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jet search expands north, south; mystery persists

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The search for the missing Malaysian jet pushed deep into the northern and southern hemispheres Monday as Australia scoured the southern Indian Ocean and China offer...

DATE: Mar 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama announces sanctions on Russian officials

WASHINGTON – In the most comprehensive sanctions against Russia since the end of the Cold War, President Barack Obama on Monday froze the U.S. assets of seven Russian officials, including to...

DATE: Mar 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World