Archive By Section - Nation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Food cooperative programs that allow members to scoop rice, sort organic vegetables and ring up sales in return for grocery discounts are fading fast amid a changing marketplace and fears of violating labor laws.
January 03, 2016
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BURNS, Ore. (AP) - The remote high desert of eastern Oregon became the latest flashpoint for anti-government sentiment as armed protesters occupied a national wildlife refuge to object to a prison sentence for local ranchers for burning federal land.
January 03, 2016
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump won't be dissuaded from saying what he thinks simply because Islamic extremists use his words to recruit Muslims to their cause.
January 03, 2016
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Hawaiian vacation over, President Barack Obama says he is energized for his final year in office and ready to tackle unfinished business, turning immediate attention to the issue of gun violence.
January 03, 2016
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PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix firefighters rescued a 13-year-old boy who got stuck in a chimney while playing with his friends on a roof.
January 01, 2016
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - An anti-violence demonstration in Newark, New Jersey, devolved into a physical altercation between two activists.
January 01, 2016
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NEW YORK (AP) - A falling elevator trapped and crushed a man to death on New Year's Eve, and witnesses said he helped a woman to safety before losing his own life.
January 01, 2016
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CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago mayor's office, police and the body that investigates police shootings closely coordinated their response in the months after a white officer fatally shot a black teenager in 2014, newly released emails revealed.
January 01, 2016
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HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama is looking for ways to keep guns out of the hands of "a dangerous few" without depending on Congress to pass a law on the fraught subject of gun control.
January 01, 2016
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues.
January 01, 2016
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts highlighted changes Thursday to federal court rules that he hopes will make lawsuits less expensive and time consuming.
January 01, 2016
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NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. drivers saved a bunch of money on gasoline this past year, as Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members kept the pumps going in the face of low oil prices. Massive stockpiles of crude globally turned 2015 into the year of the pain-free fill up. More of the same is expected for 2016 as oil prices remain low. Here's a quick breakdown of the numbers, courtesy of the AAA.
January 01, 2016
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NEW YORK (AP) - Our cars, our homes, our appliances and even our toys: Things around us are going to keep getting smarter. In 2016, we'll entrust even more of our lives and their intimate details to machines - not to mention the companies that run them.
January 01, 2016
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MENLO PARK (AP) - Facebook's making some of its users feel a lot older than they really are.
January 01, 2016
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NEW YORK (AP) - Operator, won't you help me replace this call?
January 01, 2016
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