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The current German chancellor saw “no reason” to pursue her predecessor for his current activities at state-run Russian companies. Spokesman for German government Steffen Seibert has dispelled any notion that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will be slapped with punitive sanctions for holding…
Why settle for busting brackets when you can blow up norms, traditions and bedrock principles? President Donald Trump spent his weekend crossing bright lines that once separated political involvement and matters concerning the justice system. Far from avoiding criticism of…
The Latest on President Donald Trump and opioid drug addiction (all times local): 3:15 p.m. President Donald Trump is declaring the need for a nationwide public relations effort to convince Americans, and particularly children, to not start using drugs. He…
That’s 1 in 10 deaths in working-age adults — and more than half are related to binge drinking. If you find this sobering, keep reading. Some 37 million adults — about 17 percent — reported binge drinking, according to the…
Now that’s a big baby! The Santa Barbara Zoo’s Masai giraffe, Audrey, gave birth this week. The newborn is 6-foot-1-inch (1.8 meters) and weighs 180 pounds (81.6 kilograms). Curator of Mammals Michele Green says it was a fast and smooth…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has almost finished an overdue review of damage claims from a Colorado mine waste spill that the agency accidentally triggered, but an internal agency accounting of those claims appears to be off by…
