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Nation & World

Published
May 8, 2014

House approves new Benghazi investigation

The panel’s investigation will be the eighth on Benghazi, and Democrats are considering boycotting the committee if it is formally approved Thursday.
Published
May 8, 2014

Putin oversees Russian nuclear forces exercise

News sources said the event simulated a massive retaliatory nuclear strike against an enemy attack.
Published
May 7, 2014

Lawyers: Marathon bombing suspect’s statements should be thrown out

Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev also make several arguments aimed at preventing the death penalty from being considered in his case.
Published
May 7, 2014

N.H. Supreme Court upholds COPSLIE vanity plate

The courts says that a law that prohibits plates that ‘a reasonable person would find offensive to good taste’ is too vague.
Published
May 7, 2014

Putin says Russia has pulled back troops from Ukrainian border

He also calls on Ukraine’s military to halt operations against pro-Russia activists who have seized government buildings in towns in eastern Ukraine.

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Published
May 7, 2014

Federal raids target synthetic drug traffickers across U.S.

A DEA official says investigators have tracked hundreds of millions of dollars in drug proceeds being sent to Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
Published
May 7, 2014

Former ‘American Idol’ Aiken has razor-thin lead in primary race

Fewer than 400 votes separate the candidates who want to face the Republican incumbent in North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District.
Published
May 7, 2014

Chicago moves to sell vacant lots for $1 each

More than 400 applications are received for about 550 of the 3,500 lots included in the pilot effort.
Published
May 7, 2014

U.S. Border Patrol agents rarely face punishment, report reveals

In addition, complaints about mistreatment by border agents often languish for years.
Published
May 6, 2014

Brunei’s new Sharia laws prompt boycott of Beverly Hills Hotel

As the oil-rich nation begins phasing in penalties such as amputation for theft and stoning for adultery, the Hollywood hotel owned by a sultan attracts the attention of protesters.