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• Minnesota Gov. Dayton signs gay marriage bill

  May 14, 2013 in Nation/World ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers … 2

• Some hospital bills vastly higher for similar care

  May 8, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is shedding light on the mystery of just how high a hospital bill might go — and whether it’s cheaper to get that care across … 6

• Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers

  May 8, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control — and, if necessary, launch — nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, … 67

• Bodies found at Kyrgyzstan tanker crash site

  May 4, 2013 in Nation/World BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Search teams on Saturday found the bodies of two American crew members near where their military refueling plane crashed in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, while the …

• Afghan president says CIA payments to continue

  May 4, 2013 in Nation/World KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that the CIA’s station chief in Kabul has assured him that regular funding the U.S. intelligence agency gives his … 5

• Croatians to vote on golf in historic referendum

  April 27, 2013 in Nation/World DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — In 1991, Croatians voted for independence and then last year to join the European Union. Now, in only the third referendum ever in the country, the … 10

• Rebels attack sprawling air base in northern Syria

  April 27, 2013 in Nation/World BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels attacked a sprawling military air base in the country’s northwest on Saturday, while in the south opposition forces assaulted a string of army checkpoints and …

• FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev after 2011 tip

  April 20, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A foreign government told the FBI in early 2011 about information that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings, was a follower … 24

• Across America, a week of chaos, horror — and hope

  April 20, 2013 in Nation/World Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters. A town shattered by a colossal explosion. … 19

• Child soldiers patrol C. African Republic capital

  April 20, 2013 in Nation/World BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — As fighters in fatigues lounge in the shade of the rebel camp in the capital of Central African Republic, a boy jumps up to … 4

• Cops: Boston must stay in place amid terror hunt

  April 19, 2013 in Nation/World WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Boston’s police commissioner says all of Boston must stay in their homes as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continues. Boston Police … 10

• Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

  April 17, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans, backed by rural-state Democrats, blocked legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting personal pleas made by families of the victims of … 311

• Activists say Syrian airstrike kills 12 civilians

  April 13, 2013 in Nation/World BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say a Syrian government airstrike on a town in the country’s northwest has killed at least 12 civilians. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist … 3

• Obama earned less in 2012, pays $112k in taxes

  April 12, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and …

• Hagel defends proposed cuts in defense spending

  April 11, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is defending President Barack Obama’s proposed cuts to the military as the Pentagon faces deficit-driven smaller budgets. Hagel told the House Armed Services … 6

• Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail

  April 10, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service backed down from its plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery because Congress barred it, officials said today. But its governing board said it’s … 8

• Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email

  April 3, 2013 in Nation/World, Region HELENA — Montana’s chief federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull … 40

• Ex-Sen. Craig loses bid to dismiss FEC lawsuit

  March 28, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Thursday to dismiss a Federal Election Commission lawsuit that accuses former Sen. Larry Craig of misusing $217,000 in campaign funds for his … 24

• Records provide new look at Ariz. shooting spree

  March 27, 2013 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities investigating the shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 11 others compiled nearly 3,000 pages of documents released Wednesday that provide …

• Italian court orders new trial for Amanda Knox

  March 26, 2013 in Nation/World ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest criminal court on Tuesday overturned Amanda Knox’s acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, prolonging a case that has …

• Gay marriage argument at high court today

  March 26, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian … 6

• Knox must wait 1 more day for high court decision

  March 25, 2013 in Nation/World ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court says it will issue a decision Tuesday morning on whether to overturn American student Amanda Knox’s acquittal in the murder of her roommate. The … 1

• Lawmakers call for more US involvement in Syria

  March 24, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is calling for greater United States involvement in Syria through the creation of safe zone that would allow the … 15

• Senate gives pre-dawn OK to Democratic budget

  March 23, 2013 in Nation/World, Region WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate gave pre-dawn approval Saturday to a Democratic $3.7 trillion budget for next year that embraces nearly $1 trillion in tax increases over the coming … 54

• Obama ending Israel visit with symbolic stops

  March 22, 2013 in Nation/World JERUSALEM (AP) — Wrapping up a three day visit to Israel, President Barack Obama paid respects to its heroes and to victims of the Holocaust, solemnly reaffirming the Jewish state’s … 38

• Obama in Israel for first trip as president

  March 20, 2013 in Nation/World TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Barack Obama plunged into the turbulent Middle East Wednesday, assuring Israel of the U.S. commitment to its security while cautioning that the region’s “winds … 41

• Cypriot lawmakers reject deposits seizure bill

  March 19, 2013 in Nation/World NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people’s bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international … 8

• Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak

  March 19, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the weakest and the … 22

• Francis turns on charm in first meeting with press

  March 16, 2013 in Nation/World VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered intimate insights Saturday into the moments after his election, telling journalists that he was immediately inspired to take the name of St. Francis … 31

• Furious over sanctions, N. Korea vows to nuke US

  March 7, 2013 in Nation/World SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a vote by … 55

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