In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent

In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent

LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El MaƱana, one...

Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law —...

How the IRS spun out of control

How the IRS spun out of control

WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands.

Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that

Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that

PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in...

Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo

Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo

MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be...

More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons

More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons

SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying...

North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast

BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to...

Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative

Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the...

U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup...

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