CANBERRA, Australia – Australia will soon deploy 200 special forces troops in Iraq to advise and assist Iraqi security forces a month after the Australians were sent to the Middle…
In the draft document, which wasn’t released publicly, WHO blamed numerous factors for the now explosive Ebola epidemic, including incompetent staff, bureaucracy and a lack of reliable information. “WHO will…
Medication’s cost can reach into the thousands
There are fewer initiatives, referenda, propositions and other measures on the ballot this year – 126 – than in recent years, according to the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, a left-leaning…
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to use its strict voter ID law in the November election even after a federal judge said the law was the equivalent…
This image taken from video by Nigeria’s Boko Haram network shows the alleged missing girls abducted from the northeastern town of Chibok. Nigeria’s government and members of Boko Haram have…
BAGHDAD – Iraqi lawmakers approved Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s remaining Cabinet nominees on Saturday, including for the critical defense and interior portfolios, completing the formation of a government that will…
Pope Francis talks to prelates as he arrives at the morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican on Saturday.ANDREW MEDICHINI/Associated Press The bishops failed to…
A memorial service was held Saturday for slain journalist James Foley, who was abducted in Syria in 2012 and then purportedly killed in August by Islamic State militants.Associated Press file…
Secretary of State John Kerry, right, talks with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi during a meeting in Boston, Saturday Oct. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Washington and Beijing have recently…
An excerpt from a Texas Department of State Health Services document shows what health-care workers with possible exposure to Ebola are being asked to sign. The document is signed by…
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen sounded an alarm Friday about widening economic inequality in the United States, suggesting that America’s longstanding identity as a land of opportunity was…
Islamic State fighters stand around a downed fighter jet after capturing the Tabqa air base in Raqqa, Syria. The Islamic State group is reportedly testing several fighter jets captured from…
Medical staff in protective gear escort Nina Pham, exiting the ambulance, to a nearby aircraft at Love Field Thursday in Dallas. Pham, a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas,…
A teacher uses a thermometer to test students’ temperature to check for symptoms of Ebola at Aiyetoro African Church Nursery and Primary school in Lagos, Nigeria.Sunday Alamba/Associated Press In a…
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen says increased education and ownership of small businesses could help increase economic opportunities for many Americans.Michael Dwyer/Associated Press file photo In a speech to a…
ATHENS, Greece – A prosecutor heading a yearlong investigation into Greece’s extreme right Golden Dawn party recommended Thursday that its leader, 17 other lawmakers, and dozens of party officials and…
WASHINGTON – Beyond the turmoil shaking financial markets, the U.S. economy remains sturdier than many seem to fear. The Dow Jones industrial average has lost 874 points since Oct. 8,…
Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, discusses the pricing of the Apple iPad line-up during an event at Apple headquarters on Thursday in Cupertino, Calif.MARCIO JOSE…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on Oversight…
From more frequent use of hand sanitizer to second thoughts about flying, Americans are subtly changing their behaviors in response to the spread of Ebola to the United States. Nurse…
President Barack Obama, second from left, speaks to the media about Ebola during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press Hours…
