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WASHINGTON — Working as a Jack in the Box cashier, Marissa Cruz Santos breathed a sigh of relief last year when she qualified for an Obama administration program that defers...
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ARLINGTON, Wash. — The number of the missing in Washington's massive mudslide rose to 176 on Monday evening, officials said, hours after the... Authorities in Texas were hoping to partially reopen the busy Houston Ship Channel on Monday, officials said, after a significant oil spill over the... WASHINGTON — A challenge to part of President Obama's healthcare law that hits the Supreme Court on Tuesday could lead to one of the most... CHICAGO — A Chicago Transit Authority operator may have fallen asleep shortly before a train jumped the platform at O'Hare International Airport... |
Ukraine loan package, Russian sanctions clear key Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON -- Legislation to approve $1 billion in loan guarantees for Ukraine and impose...
Marijuana industry finds unlikely new allies in conservatives
WASHINGTON — Hoping to get pot legalized in Nevada, an investment firm specializing in the fast-growing marijuana industry invited the ballot...
The area is poor, but residents rank high on measures of health. The coordination among businesses and health workers is seen as a model. |
John 'Mac' MacFarland, who wrote the recommendation, knew fellow soldier Santiago Jesse Erevia's bravery in Vietnam deserved the highest honor. But something stood in the way. |
Would Obama be a better leader for France than for the U.S.?
Sen. John McCain, who demonstrated questionable political acumen by picking Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate in 2008, has joined...
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U.S.-Mexico experiment aims to resurrect the Colorado River delta
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U.S. schools plagued by inequality along racial lines, study finds
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NRA moves to new arena in fight over surgeon general
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Deadly chemical weapons, buried and lost, lurk under U.S. soil
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Fourth victim found in Jersey Shore motel fire
NEW YORK — A Jersey Shore motel gutted in a deadly blaze Friday had been a haven for people displaced by Superstorm Sandy, and the...
U.S. considers releasing another Guantanamo Bay detainee
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Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair gets reprimand, no jail time in sex case
FT. BRAGG, N.C. — In a sentence so light it stunned even his lawyers, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair was sentenced Thursday to a...
Upbeat signs for GOP before midterm vote may mask its Latino problem
For Republicans roaring into the midterm election, the last few weeks have brought a wave of good news. President Obama's poll numbers...
N.C. regulators again cite Duke Energy over coal ash
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — North Carolina regulators cited Duke Energy on Thursday, saying the utility deliberately dumped 61 million...
Supreme Court faces wave of free-speech cases from conservatives
WASHINGTON — For decades, liberals wielded the 1st Amendment to protect antiwar activists, civil rights protesters and government...
Sen. Rand Paul takes his anti-spying message to UC Berkeley
BERKELEY — Sen. Rand Paul, a leading critic of the government's domestic spying program, came to the birthplace of the free-speech...
White House unveils one-stop website for climate change data
WASHINGTON — As part of its campaign to address climate change, the White House on Wednesday unveiled a website to serve as a one-stop...
Quarter of UC population had bad experiences on campus, survey finds
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In Minneapolis, nothing stops bicyclists — not even winter
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