National News
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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Health officials: US well-equipped to stop Ebola
GOP seizes on Obama comment about his policies
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - President Barack Obama gave Republicans a gift of sorts by confirming their midterm election narrative that next month's balloting is a referendum on his policies. Within hours, GOP candi…
Nez Perce Trail siting gets another look
ENTERPRISE, Ore. (AP) - The Nez Perce Trail running from Wallowa Lake to 40 miles from the Canadian border in Montana commemorates the months-long flight for freedom of Chief Joseph and his people. This fall, the U…
U.S. factory orders posted record drop in August
WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories fell in August by the largest amount on record, but the drop was heavily weighed by an expected plunge in volatile a…
Briefs
• Beta Sigma Phi to hold annual fall festival
Court to hear cases over employment, housing bias
WASHINGTON - Did retailer Abercrombie & Fitch discriminate against a Muslim woman who was denied a job because her headscarf clashed with the company's dress code?
President defends policies
EVANSTON, Ill. - President Barack Obama acknowledged his pivotal role in the midterm political campaign Thursday, arguing that the November congressional elect…
Teens arrested in chicken deaths
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Deputies have arrested four young men - one adult and three juveniles - suspected of breaking into a Foster Farms chicken ranch and killing more than 900 birds with a golf club in California.
5 mysteries of U.S. job market waiting to be solved
WASHINGTON - Just how healthy is the U.S. job market?
The road ahead
MILFORD, Mich. - General Motors CEO Mary Barra told investors Wednesday that GM plans a raft of new models and a big push to sell more cars in China to drive p…
Inslee pushes for more oil train safety
SEATTLE - Citing deadly risks associated with increasing volatile shipments of crude oil through Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday said the state and federal governments need to take swift action to prevent …
Why the bond market is more fragile than you think
NEW YORK - A bottleneck is building in the global market for bonds.