Nation & World Briefs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party’s nomination. After a…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party’s nomination. After a…
living on the streets say booming cities have outlawed their right to sleep, beg and even sit
could take more than a week for the waters to recede
Thousands attend vigil marking 27th anniversary
Sanders says Democrats headed for contested convention
16 of 96 tank cars derailed Friday
HOUSTON – A 27-year-old ex-Marine from Houston has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of an 11-year-old who was walking home from school last month, police said Saturday.…
A small memorial sits in front of the boyhood home of Muhammad Ali, Saturday, in Louisville Ky. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports…
Islands, Puerto Rico contests offer dozens of delegates
$180 device also touts smartwatch capabilities
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., endorsed Donald Trump on Thursday but lashed out at the GOP presidential candidate for his attacks against a judge handling a case dealing with the…
Luisa Duarte, a conservator for the Museum of London, holds a piece of wood with the Roman alphabet written on it in London.John Stillwell via Associated Press Archaeologists announced Wednesday…
Island uses legal maneuver to claim Capt. Cook’s vessel
Officials say smugglers using riskier tactics
WASHINGTON – The Air Force’s top civilian official said Friday she supports requiring young women to register for a potential military draft as Congress heads toward a divisive debate over…
Trump’s latest attacks on judge raise new concerns
PARIS – Top diplomats from around the world on Friday endorsed France’s efforts to revive long-dormant Mideast peace talks aimed at “fully ending” Israel’s half-century-old occupation of lands the Palestinians…
A man leaving a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump squares off against protesters following him on Thursday in San Jose, Calif.Noah Berger/Associated Press A dozen or more…
The unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent from 5 percent in May, but much of that drop was attributed to more people ending their job search and dropping out of…
Rafters negotiate the rain-swollen Guadalupe River near New Braunfels, Texas, on Thursday. About half of Texas is under flood watches or warnings. Five soldiers were killed and four were missing…
JANESVILLE, Wis. – House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump on Thursday, ending an extraordinary public split between the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee and the nation’s highest-ranking Republican office holder.…
counters with critical tweets
Obama used his final commencement address as president to reassure the military that it remains the dominant fighting force in the world, implicitly pushing back on critiques that the military’s…
Authorities think shooter unable to find other professor targeted
CINCINNATI – Confusion and panic set in after a 3-year-old boy plunged into the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla exhibit, according to 911 recordings released Wednesday, with the boy’s mother pleading for…