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ATLANTA – The largest U.S. measles outbreak in a decade, which infected 34 people, was traced back to a 17-year-old girl who traveled to Romania without getting vaccinated, federal health officials said Thursday. The outbreak accounted for more than half of the 66 measles cases in the U.S. last year, …

LAS VEGAS – A Nevada state senator and also-ran in this year’s Republican primary for governor says the Legislature should consider letting teachers carry guns in classrooms to stem a rise in school violence. “I would expect enough teachers would be interested so it would serve as a deterrent,” said …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Leaders of Iraq‘s main political blocs began a round of marathon meetings Tuesday with the U.S. ambassador in an attempt to reach agreement on a broad-based government. Adbul-Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the main Shiite bloc, hosted the meeting, which was also attended by Kurdish, Sunni and secular …