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US, South Korea to Stage War Games Next Week

(July 20) -- The U.S. and South Korea announced today that they'll hold joint military exercises next week in the Sea of Japan to send a "clear message" against North Korean aggression. The drills from Sunday until Wednesday will include an American aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, and about 20 other ships and...

Change in the Air? Cuba Vows to Free 52 Activists

(July 8) -- Cuba has agreed to release 52 political prisoners, prompting Spain's foreign minister to call on the European Union to ease its refusal to normalize relations with Havana and to describe the move as an opportunity for the U.S. to improve its fractured ties. One almost immediate result today was that Guillermo...

Earthquake Causes: From Lunar to Looney

(April 20) -- Although scientists are working nonstop to learn all they can about earthquakes, some people already have the answers. At least they think they do. For instance, one Iranian cleric is blaming all the recent earth-shaking activity in Mexico's Baja California, Chile and Haiti on booty-shaking women flaunting...

In a Twist, Tornado Season Off to Slow Start

(March 5) -- Last month was on the verge of becoming the first February in at least the past 60 years with no tornadoes reported, when one finally touched down on the 27th. The weak twister near Taft, Calif., caused no damage, and other than knocking February out of the record books, it did nothing to diminish the slow...

After Crash, Kids Torn Between Nations

(Dec. 13) - Writing a will is an unusual act for a couple in their mid-30s, but Karl and Marisa Heiss did not do ordinary things. An American carpenter and an Argentine social worker, they lived for a year in a teepee in a northern Idaho forest. She homeschooled their two children, teaching in Spanish and English to give...

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The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district.

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