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Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment

Jake Coyle February 2, 2014

NEW YORK — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and somewhat...

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 28, 2014. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Obama vows to flex presidential powers in speech

Julie Pace January 28, 2014

WASHINGTON— Frustrated by years of partisan gridlock, President Barack Obama is moving to flex his presidential powers during his sixth year in office. He started by using Tuesday night's State of the...

Ukraine opposition urges continued cease-fire

Maria Danilova & Yuras Karmanu; Associated Press January 23, 2014

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A top opposition leader on Thursday urged protesters to maintain a shaky cease-fire with police after at least two demonstrators were killed in clashes this week, but some in the...

Government panel urges end to phone data spying

Stephen Braun, Associated Press January 23, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government review panel warned Thursday that the National Security Agency's daily collection of Americans' phone records is illegal and recommended that President Barack Obama abandon...

Police: Purdue victim was teaching assistant

Ken Kusmer, Associated Press January 21, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A man opened fire Tuesday inside a basement classroom at Purdue University, killing one person and prompting officials to send a text alert to students telling them to seek...

Facility in W.Va spill flew under regulatory radar

Mitch Weiss & Ray Henry: Associated Press January 13, 2014

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The facility whose chemical spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 West Virginia residents was barely scrutinized, flying largely under the radar of government regulators...

Democrats intensify Christie scandal inquiry

Angela Delli Santi & Geoff Mulvihill: Associated Press January 13, 2014

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democrats in New Jersey sharpened their aim at Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Monday, forming special legislative committees to explore the role politics played in traffic jams...

Partisans divided about scandal fallout for N.J. governor

TRENTON, N.J. — Prominent Republicans leapt to GOP Gov. Chris Christie's defense on Sunday, insisting that an ongoing traffic scandal wouldn't ruin any presidential ambitions, while Democrats say it's...

News on the go: Jan. 13, 2014

Carrie Blazina January 13, 2014

West Virginia continued Sunday to deal with the aftermath of Thursday’s chemical spill, which rendered the Charleston area’s water supply. Gov. Earl Tomblin said Sunday he does not know when people...

W.Va. water tests encouraging after chemical spill

Mitch Weiss & Brendan Farrington; Associated Press January 12, 2014

DRY BRANCH, W.Va. — For Bonnie Wireman, the white plastic bag covering her kitchen faucet is a reminder that she can't drink the water.The 81-year-old woman placed it there after forgetting several times...