• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

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  Korean Air plane catches fire before takeoff in Tokyo

  TOKYO, (Yonhap) — A Korean Air plane caught fire before takeoff in Tokyo on Friday, Kyodo News reported. It said the fire occurred on the aircraft’s left wing, but the about 320 passengers on board were evacuated...

  • Posted May 27, 2016
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  Obama defends his nuclear record on eve of Hiroshima visit

  SHIMA, Japan (AP) — On the eve of his historic trip to Hiroshima, President Barack Obama is defending the vigor of his efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons. He says he will use his visit...

  • Posted May 26, 2016
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  U.N. chief urges Asian nations to resolve disputes

  SEOGWIPO, South Korea,  (Yonhap) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Asian nations Thursday to peacefully resolve their territorial and historical disputes to make room for the future. “Asia must resolve longstanding differences,” he said at a forum...

  • Posted May 26, 2016
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  Clinton faulted on emails by State Department audit

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton disregarded State Department cybersecurity guidelines by using a private email account and server, an internal audit found Wednesday. Her staff twice brushed aside specific concerns that she wasn’t following federal rules. The...

  • Posted May 25, 2016
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  Sanders campaign requests Kentucky vote recanvass

  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign requested a recanvass in Kentucky’s presidential primary Tuesday, where he trails Hillary Clinton by less than one-half of 1 percent of the vote. The Sanders campaign said it has...

  • Posted May 24, 2016
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  Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial in decade-old sex case

  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a hearing that hinged on a decade-old police report in which a woman said the comedian gave her three blue...

  • Posted May 24, 2016
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  Obama lifts decades-old arms ban in his 1st visit to Vietnam

  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner in a region that he has...

  • Posted May 23, 2016
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