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‘Comprehensive’ Washington Post bio of Trump set for Aug. 23
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 3:00 pmNEW YORK (AP) — A “comprehensive” Washington Post book about Donald Trump and his incredible run for the presidency will come out Aug. 23, whether… -
Richest live longer but gap not as dismal in some US cities
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 1:56 pmCHICAGO (AP) — The richest Americans live at least 10 years longer on average than the poorest, but that gap isn’t as wide in many… -
Cole Porter’s birthplace in northern Indiana needs facelift
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 1:20 pmEfforts are underway in the northern Indiana city of Peru to spruce up the two-story wooden house where composer Cole Porter was born in 1891. -
Death toll rises to 110 from fireworks blast at India temple
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 11:39 amTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (AP) — Rescue officials on Monday sifted through a Hindu temple in southern India where at least 110 people died when a fireworks… -
Obama to name national monument honoring women’s rights
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 10:13 amWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is designating a historic Washington, D.C., home that’s central to the women’s rights movement as a national monument. The… -
Mom crafts book out of texty pearls of wisdom for new grads
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 10:13 amNEW YORK (AP) — Becky Blades wrote her oldest daughter a letter after she left home for college offering all the advice and words of… -
Rare Washington journal sells for $173K, war Bible for $161K
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 9:20 amNEW YORK (AP) — A rare newspaper printing of a journal George Washington wrote as a young man has been sold for $173,000 at a… -
Holy Bible on list of ‘challenged’ books at libraries
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 9:00 amNEW YORK (AP) — On the latest list of books most objected to at public schools and libraries, one title has been targeted nationwide, at… -
UN delivers food aid by air drop to besieged Syrian city
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 6:44 amROME (AP) — A U.N. agency has used parachutes to air drop food aid to a Syrian city under siege since March 2014. The Rome-based… -
Hiroshima, home of Mazda, oysters, trolleys and the Carp
Associated Press | April 11, 2016 6:05 amHIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — The host city of the annual Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting that ends Monday has been reborn seven decades after…