Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

May 2, 2016

Lonnie Franklin Jr., left, appears in Los Angeles Superior Court on Feb. 16 for opening statements in his trial in Los Angeles. The “Grim Sleeper” serial killer trial is coming…

Cruz fights for survival as Trump eyes Indiana knockout
Nation & World

Cruz fights for survival as Trump eyes Indiana knockout

May 2, 2016

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks with Elizabeth Craig and her children during a visit to the Bravo Cafe during a campaign stop on Monday in Osceola, Ind.Charles…

Playground concussions are on the rise
Nation & World

Playground concussions are on the rise

May 2, 2016

Children take advantage of warmer weather as they play on a playground at sunset in Armstrong Park in Lafayette, Ind. Playground concussions are on the rise, a government study found,…

Cruz again bests Trump at most weekend delegate contests
Nation & World

Cruz again bests Trump at most weekend delegate contests

May 1, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks on stage before speaking during a campaign rally at the Indiana Theater on Sunday in Terre Haute, Ind.Seth Perlman/Associated Press From Virginia in the…

Protests disband after IS group carries out 2nd Iraq bombing
Nation & World

Protests disband after IS group carries out 2nd Iraq bombing

May 1, 2016

Anti-government protestors chant slogans calling for governmental reforms as they wave national flags before ending their sit-in inside Baghdad’s Green Zone on Sunday. The protesters began an orderly withdrawal a…

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

May 1, 2016

Emergency personnel work at the scene after a CSX freight train derailed in Washington on Sunday.Cliff Owen/Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan rescuers continued searching for survivors Sunday of a…

Nation Briefs
Nation & World

Nation Briefs

April 30, 2016

Memphis Melton, 7, looks at the destruction in his aunt’s backyard in Lindale, Texas, on Saturday. Lindale is about an hour north of Palestine, Texas, where a grandmother and four…

World Briefs
Nation & World

World Briefs

April 30, 2016

BEIRUT – The Syrian government launched new airstrikes Saturday on insurgent-held neighborhoods in Aleppo while rebels shelled government-held parts of the northern city, as a truce in other parts of…

Home thought to be Monroe’s is guest house
Nation & World

Home thought to be Monroe’s is guest house

April 30, 2016

New evidence suggests the building that has long been billed as the home that the Founding Father lived in beginning in 1799 was actually a guest house Monroe built about…

Dog missing 10 years found in Alabama
Nation & World

Dog missing 10 years found in Alabama

April 30, 2016

Tracy Dove of Corner, Ala., will travel to Mobile, Ala., while her long-lost pet Charlie undergoes surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. Charlie disappeared 10 years ago, but a veterinarian…

Prince’s coat is up for auction
Nation & World

Prince’s coat is up for auction

April 30, 2016

The black and white blazer worn by Prince in the 1984 film “Purple Rain” will be auctioned on June 29 along with costumes worn by Britney Spears, Katy Perry and…

Clinton gears up for Trump in November
Nation & World

Clinton gears up for Trump in November

April 29, 2016

Clinton Though she has yet to clinch the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton and her team are taking early steps into a general election campaign. Aides are working under the assumption…

Nation Briefs
Nation & World

Nation Briefs

April 29, 2016

FILE – This 1978 file photo shows actor-director John Wayne. California lawmakers have defeated a resolution intended to honor Wayne after opponents challenged what they say are racist statements by…

World Briefs
Nation & World

World Briefs

April 29, 2016

MADRID – Workers laying pipes in a southern Spanish park have unearthed a 1,300-pound trove of Roman coins in what culture officials say is a unique discovery. The Seville Archaeological…

U.S. consumer sentiment slips in April
Nation & World

U.S. consumer sentiment slips in April

April 29, 2016

Judith Jean-Noel looks in a mirror as she shops for ear rings at the Monday night green market in downtown Miami.J Pat Carter/Associated Press file The University of Michigan said…