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• 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

• French Assembly passes gay marriage, adoption bill

  February 12, 2013 in Nation/World PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has approved a sweeping bill to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children. President Francois Hollande’s Socialists have pushed … 6

• Senators write Sony, criticize ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” is misleading and “grossly inaccurate” in its suggestion that torture produced the tip that led the U.S. military to find terrorist leader … 1

• Obama to send Congress gun proposals in January

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the time for action overdue, President Barack Obama promised on Wednesday to send Congress broad proposals in January for tightening gun laws and curbing violence after …

• McCain rejects torture scene in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” suggests the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques led the U.S. to Osama bin Laden. Sen. John McCain watched the movie Monday night and … 4

• Missing Fla. foster child’s custodian feared worst

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — The legal custodian of missing foster child Rilya Wilson testified Monday that she suspected the worst when the girl abruptly disappeared in late 2000 but did not …

• Okla. teen arrested in school shooting plot

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Hours before a gunman opened fire at a Connecticut elementary school, police in Oklahoma arrested a teenager for allegedly plotting to attack his high school and … 1

• Uncle: Dad recalls crash that killed sons as blur

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — The uncle of two young brothers killed by a suspected drunk driver who was then fatally shot at the crash scene said Friday that the boys’ father, … 1

• Pot proponents hopeful, wary after Obama comments

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — Officials and pot advocates looking for any sign of whether the Obama administration will sue to block legal pot laws in Washington state and Colorado or stand …

• Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World ALAMO, Texas (AP) — For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and … 1

• To give on the street? In cities, a daily calculus

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World During her two decades living in Houston, Caroline Oliver, like any urban dweller, frequently encountered people in the streets asking for money. She struggled with how to respond. She wanted …

• Spies see poverty down, but resource fights ahead

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030, with most people middle class, connected by technology, protected by advanced health care and linked …

• Homeless rate steady in latest government estimate

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A vigorous effort to house the homeless has been countered somewhat by a sluggish economy. The federal government and local communities have greatly increased the number of …

• Washington could become pot source for neighbors

  December 8, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Now that marijuana is legal in neighboring Washington state, Portland police are offering some helpful advice to Oregon pot users. Sure, you can go over to … 1

• Superstorm utility crews complain of payroll delay

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Valaskatgis slept in his National Grid truck for two nights, and then on a cot two more nights before getting a bed in a hotel … 1

• For Washington state, legal pot _ and now what?

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — People openly lit joints under the Space Needle and on Seattle’s sidewalks — then blew the smoke at TV news cameras. To those looking to “get baked,” …

• As pot goes proper, a history of weed

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — The grass is no greener. But, finally, it’s legal — at least somewhere in America. It’s been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Washington state and Colorado …

• Republican opposition downs UN disability treaty

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with … 2

• Missouri couple wins $588 million Powerball prize

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) — Cindy Hill, a laid-off office manager who lives in a small town in Missouri, called her husband Thursday with urgent news that would change everything: “We …

• Mo. mechanic, his wife named Powerball winners

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) — A 52-year-old Missouri mechanic and his wife claimed their share Friday of the record $588 million Powerball jackpot. Lottery officials sent a statement announcing that Mark …

• Federal prisons urged to grant more early releases

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — For humanitarian and economic reasons, the federal Bureau of Prisons should grant more early releases to incapacitated and terminally ill prisoners, two advocacy groups say in …

• Pot legalization no free ride to smoke on campus

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won’t be able to light up. Most universities have codes of conduct … 1

• Sweeping changes suggested for Pa. child abuse law

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania should enact sweeping changes to its child abuse laws, including stronger penalties for failing to report the crime, a legislative commission concluded Tuesday after a …

• Panel to recommend child-abuse law changes in Pa.

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A commission set up by the Pennsylvania Legislature after Jerry Sandusky’s molestation arrest last year will issue a report that could recommend changes to state law. …

• Panel to recommend child-abuse law changes in Pa.

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A commission set up by the Pennsylvania Legislature after Jerry Sandusky’s molestation arrest last year is about to make its recommendations. The Pennsylvania Task Force on …

• Murder trial starts in Fla. foster child case

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — The foster parent of 4-year-old Rilya Wilson abused the girl for months before finally smothering her, and then lied to child welfare workers who failed to discover …

• Ark. girl chained to dresser last year now dead

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday were investigating the death of a 6-year-old girl whose father is in prison for chaining her to a dresser last year in …

• Even apes have ‘midlife crises,’ study finds

  November 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Chimpanzees going through a midlife crisis? It sounds like a setup for a joke. But there it is, in the title of a report published Monday …

• Storm-wrecked NY gay youth center gets quick help

  November 16, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — It took only hours for Superstorm Sandy’s surging waters to destroy an emergency drop-in center for homeless gay youths. Four feet of water swamped the hallways …

• Census: New gauge shows 49.7 million poor in US

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America’s poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs …

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