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(AP) Iran’s leader backs nuke talks, with conditionsBy GEORGE JAHN and JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAAhead of a new round of Iran nuclear talks, the country’s supreme leader voiced support on Wednesday for the negotiations, but he insisted there are limits to

By KELLI KENNEDYAssociated PressMIAMIThe HealthCare.gov website will still be a work in progress beyond the end of the month, Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday, appearing to soften a promise that the site will be working by then for

(AP) Vonn crashes while prepping for return to racingBy PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterDENVERReigning Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn crashed Tuesday while training in Copper Mountain, Colo., ahead of her planned return to racing following major knee surgery. U.S. Ski Team

(AP) New allegation made against Zimmerman in courtBy MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.A prosecutor says George Zimmerman’s girlfriend claims he choked her about a week ago but she didn’t report it to police at the time. The prosecutor told a judge

(AP) Deal closer: Iran concedes on right to enrichBy GEORGE JAHNAssociated PressVIENNASince the start of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, Iran has asserted it has a right to enrich uranium — and the United States has disagreed. Both have refused

(AP) 3 wounded in bomb blast in Nepal election violenceBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYAAssociated PressKATMANDU, NepalA makeshift bomb exploded outside a polling station in Nepal’s capital Tuesday, as sporadic violence cast a pall over national elections aimed at ending years of political

(AP) Explosions near Iranian Embassy in Beirut kill 20By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTLebanon’s news agency says 20 people have been killed and 95 wounded in two explosions that struck near the Iranian Embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The National

(AP) Key Syrian rebel leader dies of shrapnel woundsBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTThe leader of one of Syria’s most prominent rebel units died early Monday of shrapnel wounds sustained during shelling by government troops last week, his group said. The death

(AP) Obama watches as Oregon State stuns Maryland 90-83By DAVID GINSBURGAP Sports WriterCOLLEGE PARK, Md. UPDATE: The Associated Press reported that “the Obamas were greeted by applause and some boos as they took their seats behind the Oregon State bench at

(AP) Network of all-boys NYC public schools growingBy KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated PressNEW YORKOnce seen as sexist and outdated, the all-male educational model had been resurrected to serve New York City’s poorest boys, a group feared to be more likely to go

By DON BABWINAssociated PressCHICAGOIntense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people scrambling for shelter and even prompting officials at Chicago’s Soldier Field to evacuate the stands and

(AP) Thousands of Syrian refugees flood into LebanonBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTThousands of refugees are fleeing border towns in central Syria where a high-stakes battle is raging, crossing valleys and ridges to reach safety in neighboring Lebanon, witnesses and the U.N.

(AP) Georgia inaugurates philosopher as presidentBy MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILIAssociated PressTBILISI, GeorgiaGeorgia has inaugurated a new president, 44-year-old philosopher and former university rector Giorgi Margvelashvili. His inauguration brings to an end the nearly decade-long presidency of Mikhail Saakashvili, who aligned this former

(AP) Interview pending with alleged Winston victimBy KELLI KENNEDY AND KAREEM COPELANDAssociated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Prosecutors are setting up an interview with the victim in the investigation of an alleged sexual assault tied to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston that was reported

(AP) Buckeyes batter Illini 60-35 to stay unbeatenBy DAVID MERCERAssociated PressCHAMPAIGN, Ill.Carlos Hyde ran for 246 yards and four touchdowns and Braxton Miller had another 184 yards rushing and two scores Saturday to push No. 3 Ohio State past Illinois

(AP) Winston, No. 2 Florida St defeat Syracuse 59-3KAREEM COPELANDAssociated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla.On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. 2 Florida State. The Heisman Trophy candidate showed no effects from a tumultuous week, completing 19-of-21

(AP) Pa. students ban ‘Redskins,’ get sent to principalBy MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated PressPHILADELPHIAClassic court cases involving students and free speech usually involve teens trying to push the limits of provocative, political or even profane language. But a looming clash of cultures

(AP) Army scrapping 4 US chemical weapons incineratorsBy JAY REEVESAssociated PressANNISTON, Ala.The Pentagon spent $10.2 billion over three decades burning tons of deadly nerve gas and other chemical weapons stored in four states — some of the agents so deadly

(AP) House OKs coverage plans short of Obamacare rulesNo bylineAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Republican-controlled House has passed legislation letting insurance companies sell individual coverage to all comers, even if it falls short of standards set in “Obamacare.” The vote was 261-157, and

(AP) Health exchanges slow to attract young, healthyBy MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated PressLOS ANGELESFears that insurance exchanges that are the linchpin of President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul wouldn’t attract the young, healthy people needed to make them financially viable

(AP) Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian weaponsBy NEBI QENA and MIKE CORDERAssociated PressTIRANA, AlbaniaAlbania on Friday rejected a request from the United States for the tiny impoverished Balkan nation to host the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, a

(AP) FAA: Fla. pilot says passenger fell into oceanBy CURT ANDERSONAssociated PressMIAMIRescue crews searched an area southeast of Miami after a pilot reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that a passenger fell out of his small plane into the ocean

By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONBowing to pressure, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced changes under his health care law to give insurance companies the option to keep offering consumers plans that would otherwise be canceled.The administrative changes are

(AP) Actress convicted of stalking Alec BaldwinBy JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PRessNEW YORKA Canadian actress was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail by a judge who found her guilty of stalking Alec Baldwin in New York. Genevieve Sabourin, 41, who had

(AP) Former Raiders TE Todd Christensen dies at 57By PAUL FOYAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYWith his penchant for poetry, Todd Christensen never fit the Raiders’ renegade mold. But that didn’t keep him from becoming one of the team’s best all-time tight

By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKUnder increasing pressure over its threshold for violence in PG-13 films, the Motion Picture Association of America defended its often-criticized rating system on Wednesday. A study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Ohio

(AP) Obama admin. posts low health care signupsBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe administration says fewer than 27,000 people managed to enroll for health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on the problem-filled federal website for President

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEBCAIROEgypt’s government announced the end of a 3-month-old state of emergency Tuesday, two days earlier than planned, after a court ruled that the measure has expired. Ending the state of emergency would mean the

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated PressLOS ANGELESGeorge W. Bush is headed back to Jay Leno’s show next week. NBC tells The Associated Press that the former Republican president will discuss his post-White House life with Leno on the “Tonight Show” on

By ROBERT BARRAssociated PressLONDONBritish composer John Tavener, whose career was boosted with the help of The Beatles and who often is remembered for the elegiac song performed as Princess Diana’s coffin was carried out of Westminster Abbey, died Tuesday. He

Doug Davenport, a Department of Agriculture official, is a true believer in the conservation of America’s land. When Davenport told the Associated Press he was deeply concerned about the havoc ethanol production was causing to these lands, he got an email from

The Associated Press noted Tuesday that one part of Obamacare is going extremely well: new enrollments in an expanded Medicaid program. According to estimates, Medicaid has added over 400,000 new patients in ten states–roughly two million across the country, by

(AP) Panel: 1 World Trade Center tallest US buildingBy DON BABWINAssociated PressCHICAGOAn expert committee of architects declares that New York’s new World Trade Center tower is now the tallest building in the U.S., surpassing Chicago’s Willis Tower. The Height Committee

(AP) Toronto mayor says “I’m not going anywhere”By ROB GILLIESAssociated PressTORONTOA defiant Toronto Mayor Rob Ford declared Monday that he intends to stay in office despite immense pressure to step aside after admitting he smoked crack cocaine. Later, Ford told