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SRINAGAR, India – Indian officials say government troops have killed two militants in a prolonged gunbattle that also left one police officer wounded in the Indian-ruled portion of Kashmir. Senior paramilitary officer Nalin Prabhat said the gunbattle began Monday after security forces cordoned off some houses in Ratnipora village. Shooting …

Friday the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 245,000 jobs in December. That’s down from 321,000 in November, and a slower economic growth will likely drag on jobs creation through much of 2015. After a tough winter and brief economic contraction, the economy grew at a 4.8 …

Kelvin Cochran is a decorated firefighter. He is also a devout Christian. He’s a deacon at a Baptist church and also teaches Sunday school. By all accounts – he is a decent and honorable man. And now – he is unemployed. Cochran, who served seven years as the chief of …