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Nation & World

Published
December 18, 2011

Unexpected snowstorms moisten up bone-dry New Mexico

A drought has plagued the state for most of the year. Now residents are hoping things will change.
Published
December 17, 2011

Christopher Hitchens, 62, provocative writer

A masterful essayist for whomnothing was sacred, he aroused praise and scorn in equal measure.
Published
December 17, 2011

Judge: Penn State officials can be tried

The men are charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to report child sex abuse allegations in 2002.
Published
December 17, 2011

GOP moves to stall change to energy-saving lightbulbs

WASHINGTON – Republicans in Congress are flipping the dimmer switch on a law that sets new energy-savings standards for lightbulbs. They’ve reached a deal to delay until October enforcement of standards that some fear will bring about the end of old-style 100-watt bulbs. GOP lawmakers say they’re trying to head off more government interference in […]
Published
December 17, 2011

Dutch Catholic Church slammed over abuse

A report estimates that 10 percent of Dutch children were sexually abused at Dutch Catholic institutions.

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Published
December 17, 2011

Egyptian soldiers attack protesters at parliament, kill three

CAIRO – Soldiers stormed an anti-military protest camp outside Egypt’s Cabinet building Friday, beating women with sticks and hurling chunks of concrete and glass onto protesters from the roof of the parliament. The resurgence of turmoil came only a day after millions voted in parliamentary elections. At least three protesters were shot to death in […]
Published
December 17, 2011

In Focus: When bad data happen to good people

Buying and selling of digital court files leads to errors that damage reputations and keep innocent people from making a living.
Published
December 16, 2011

Co-creator of Captain America comics dies at 98

PHILADELPHIA – Joe Simon, who along with Jack Kirby co-created Captain America and was one of the comic book industry’s most revered writers, artists and editors, has died at age 98. Simon’s family relayed word of his death Thursday, posting a short statement on Facebook and telling The Associated Press through a spokesman that Simon […]
Published
December 16, 2011

In Focus: The war in Iraq comes to an anticlimactic end

With a brief, businesslike ceremony in Baghdad, the U.S. declares an end to its war in Iraq.
Published
December 16, 2011

Tsunami debris starting to reach U.S.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Some debris from the March tsunami in Japan has reached the West Coast. A black float about the size of a 55-gallon drum was found two weeks ago by a crew cleaning a beach a few miles east of Neah Bay at the northwest tip of Washington, the Peninsula Daily News […]