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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...

Putin to U.S.: It’s our way or the highway

Russians say the sanctions by Obama, West ‘absolutely ignore reality’

World/Nation Briefs

Paris takes steps to curb toxic smog PARIS – Paris imposed drastic measures Monday to combat its worst air pollution in years, banning around half the city’s cars and trucks from...

Here’s yet another uncertainty on missing plane

Malasia officials now say last communication was before blackout

National plan’s health may hinge on Texas

HOUSTON – Sara Rodriguez recently received a $4,000 bill for a six-hour emergency room visit to treat a fever. She says she can’t pay, but she’s also not planning to buy health insurance thr...

Crimeans vote to join Russia

Opponents call it cynical power play, a land grab

Nation/World Briefs

Obama administration fails Sunshine test WASHINGTON – The Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them last year under the...

Florida getting ready for another spring break

PENSACOLA, Fla. – From portable beach jails to extra emergency medical staffing, Florida is coping with the annual – but not altogether unwelcome – invasion otherwise known as spring break. ...

Should rules be in place for drones?

U.S. industry doesn’t want to wait and lose out on any earnings

New media helps share weather news

OKLAHOMA CITY – Melody Holeman has no TV and lives in such a rural part of the Oklahoma Panhandle that she can’t even pick up a signal on the weather radio that the Red Cross gave her. ...

Malaysian police examine pilot’s flight simulator

Australia’s radar needed some alarm to trigger it into direct action

Few see big threat from warming

Though two-thirds of Americans believe global warming is happening or will happen during their lifetimes, only about one-third see it as a serious threat to their way of life, a new Gallup P...