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The Seattle Times Nation & World section highlights national and international content of interest to Seattle, including breaking news; crime; the U.S. military and the war on terror, including ISIS; oddities; consumer news; education; space exploration; and the economy. Also, national politics and the Election 2016 presidential campaign; and government news involving the president; Congress; the judiciary and U.S. Supreme Court.
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Court upholds dismissal of ranger’s claim for Dorner reward
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A state appellate court has upheld a judge’s dismissal of claims against Los Angeles and other cities by a camp ranger who felt he deserved reward money for helping locate fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner. City News Service reports the 2nd District Court of Appeal found Monday that the judge was right […]
GOP Senate candidate Nicholson paid by Democrats in 2002
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson was paid to do work for Democrats running for office in Minnesota in 2002. Nicholson has spent a lot of time explaining his conversion from being the national president of the College Democrats in 2000 to running for U.S. Senate as a Republican this year. […]
Ohio congressional delegates pitch Amazon on Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s congressional delegation is telling Amazon that the state capital, Columbus, is the best location for its second North American headquarters. In a letter sent Tuesday, both Ohio senators and all 15 sitting representatives of both parties again pitched Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos on the state’s assets, as they did when […]
Theft suspect, 2 passengers injured in fiery Missouri crash
DO SOTO, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a theft suspect and two passengers have been injured in a fiery eastern Missouri crash. Trooper Dallas Thompson says the driver was trying to pass another vehicle Monday afternoon and went off the side of a two-lane highway just north of the town of Richwoods. The St. Louis […]
Police identify man allegedly stabbed to death by stepson
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police have identified a man who was allegedly stabbed to death by his stepson. The Salt Lake Tribune reports authorities found John Richard “Johnny” Postlethwait dead Saturday afternoon inside a home. The victim’s stepson was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of first-degree felony murder, […]
Senate panel backs bill to allow permitless concealed carry
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state Senate panel has endorsed a bill that would allow people who can legally carry a concealed handgun in South Dakota to do so without a permit. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-2 Tuesday to advance the bill to the chamber’s floor. It would also have to move through the […]
2 people and a dog rescued from fire in De Soto
DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) — Two people and a dog have been rescued after a massive fire in the eastern Missouri town of De Soto. The fire broke out Monday night, destroying the Global Gospel Outreach, a church that opened in August in a rehabbed brick building. Two apartments above the church also were destroyed. […]
Company plans to offer filters to some North Carolinians
FAYETTTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The company that makes a compound that has been found in private wells near its North Carolina plant wants to install water filter systems at homes served by those wells. The Fayetteville Observer reported that state records show that Chemours plans to put carbon treatment systems in the wells. The compound […]
Rhodes scholar to join senator at State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin is bringing a Rhodes scholar from Maryland to the State of the Union address. The Baltimore Sun quotes Cardin as saying University of Maryland, Baltimore County student Naomi Mburu will be his guest at Tuesday’s address. The Ellicott City native studies chemical engineering and is the first-ever UMBC […]
Alabama inmate recaptured at gas station
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Prison officials say they’ve captured an Alabama inmate who left a work site in Montgomery. The Department of Corrections says Elmore County deputies captured 34-year-old Michael Deshaun McLeod at a gas station where he surrendered Monday night. A statement from the prison system says officers had a tip about McLeod’s whereabouts. […]
Nutella scuffles: France investigates discounts after frenzy
PARIS (AP) — French consumer fraud authorities are investigating a promotional campaign for Nutella that prompted scuffles in several supermarkets — and even a police intervention. The Finance Ministry’s fraud agency said Tuesday it will examine whether the campaign by the Intermarche supermarket chain violated pricing regulations. An official with the agency would not give […]
17 migrants reach Montenegro over the Adriatic sea
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro say they have picked up 17 migrants, including 11 Syrians, from an Italian fishing boat that sent a distress signal off the Montenegrin coast. The police ship’s crew said Tuesday they picked up the migrants from a small inflatable boat floating in the Adriatic sea. Police say two […]
Remains found in 1999 identified as man who vanished in 1980
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Skeletal remains found nearly 20 years ago have been identified as those of a Muncie man who vanished in 1980. Muncie Police Chief Joe Winkle said Monday that DNA tests determined the remains found in 1999 in southern Indiana’s Owen County are those of Freddie “Tommy” Faussett Jr. Faussett was 25 […]
Committee to take public comment on Tesla stores
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Legislators are set to take comments on a Republican bill that would allow electric car maker Tesla to sell its vehicles directly to Wisconsin customers through dealerships. Wisconsin law prohibits automakers from operating or controlling a car dealership. The bill would grant an exemption for electric car manufacturers. The bill’s authors […]
Ex-student in body fluids case seeking probation program
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A white former Connecticut university student accused of smearing body fluids on her black roommate’s belongings is expected to ask for a probation program that could result in criminal charges being erased. Eighteen-year-old Brianna Brochu is set to appear Tuesday in Hartford Superior Court. Her lawyer, Tom Stevens, expects her to […]
Markets Right Now: Health care companies lead stocks lower
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Health care stocks are leading U.S. indexes broadly lower in early trading following news of a big new venture in the health care business. Prescription drug makers, drug distributors and health insurers posted big losses early Tuesday on fears […]
Doctor who self-reported sex with patient accused of assault
CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire authorities say a doctor who self-reported a sexual relationship with a patient last year has been charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault. Police say 50-year-old Eric Knight, of Derry, New Hampshire, turned himself in to Claremont police on an arrest warrant on Friday. He was released on $25,000 personal […]
Rio urges Carnival visitors to stick to urban areas
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian health authorities are urging Carnival visitors to stick to celebrations in the city of Rio de Janeiro and avoid sightseeing at waterfalls and forests where yellow fever has been detected. Rio state Health Secretary Luiz Antonio Teixeira Junior said on Tuesday that there have been no recent cases of […]
Sheriff’s deputy pulls driver from burning car after crash
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy pulled a driver from a burning car after the man crashed while speeding in suburban Detroit. The Oakland County sheriff’s department says the deputy was on patrol in Orion Township about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when the driver passed him. The department says the deputy tried […]
5 California Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL Bipartisan team of lawmakers expected to request audit of bullet train project after projected cost of one segment rose by nearly $3 billion. 2. MEDICATION ABORTIONS Most Read StoriesHalf-ton of undelivered mail found […]