A NATO soldier opens fire in an apparent warning shot in the vicinity of journalists near the main gate of Camp Qargha, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. A man dressed in…
Former White House press secretary James Brady, left, seen here in 2011 during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, was left paralyzed in the Reagan assassination attempt. A…
Palestinian medics wheel a wounded man into the emergency room of Shifa hospital in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip early Friday. Violence in the Gaza was waning Monday…
BURNEY, Calif. – Humid conditions Monday gave crews hope in their battle against two wildfires in Northern California that have scorched more than 100 square miles and are menacing a…
Investigators: Big cities vulnerable to terrorism
Environmentalists, loggers battle over future of burn area
13% of workers in private-sector participate in benefit plans
BEIJING – A strong earthquake in southern China’s Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes Sunday, killing at least 367 people and injuring more than 1,800. About 12,000 homes collapsed in…
Without that, “it would be a choice between paying for medical coverage or eating,” she said. The Nakamuras are among the 763,000 Hawaii residents – more than half the state’s…
With current facilities nearing capacity, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is accepting bids until Aug. 29 from contractors interested in either operating short-term corrals in 31 states in the…
Russian condo development threatens remains
A Nepalese Army helicopter flies over the site of a landslide during a rescue operation Saturday in Sindhupalchowk area, about 75 miles east of Katmandu, Nepal.Dinesh Gole/Associated Press The death…
Guiding them much like Scotty on ‘Star Trek’
Big Sturgis Motorcycle Rally courts younger riders SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – As the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally turns 74 this year, the Black Hills is bracing for as many as…
killings bring Palestinian death total to 1,712 – most of them civilians
Infected with Ebola, U.S. doctor to be put into isolation for care
Veterans, highways, fighting forest fires all deliberated
garners support from tea party lawmakers
North Korea’s deputy ambassador Ri Tong Il criticized the council for its failure to respond to the country’s July 21 letter requesting a meeting. He said the joint exercises are…
KAMPALA, Uganda – A Ugandan court on Friday invalidated an anti-gay bill signed into law earlier this year, pleasing activists and watchdog groups who called the measure draconian and wanted…
