Nation & World

Agents: Bergdahl debriefs were intelligence ‘gold mine’

The testimony at Bergdahl’s sentencing was meant to counter prosecution evidence favoring stiff punishment, including several service members who testified…

October 31, 2017

Nation & World

Senator calls to delay Trump nominee hearing

6:10 p.m. A leading Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee says a confirmation hearing for one of President Donald Trump’s…

October 31, 2017

Nation & World

Maine Medicaid expansion vote seen as ‘Obamacare’ referendum

Bethany Miller poses for a photo as she holds a photo album with her late son, Kyle Wilson, and his…

October 31, 2017

Nation & World

Wildlife officers euthanize third bear in Steamboat Springs

The Steamboat Pilot & Today reports the bear had been breaking into garages, ripping into freezers and getting into food.…

October 31, 2017

Nation & World

Farmington’s downtown revamp plan drawing mixed responses

The Daily Times of Farmington reports the revitalization plan dubbed Complete Streets involves a $3.4 million upgrade for the downtown…

October 31, 2017

Nation & World

U.S. consumer confidence rises in October to 17-year high

Janae Melvin shops for gifts at Forever 21 in Kansas City, Kan. On Tuesday, the Conference Board releases its October…

October 31, 2017

Nation & World

University of Michigan expert puts bird-like robot through its paces

A new robot, named “Cassie,” walks on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Researchers say…

October 31, 2017

Nation & World

Forbes: Michael Jackson top earning dead celebrity with $75M

Jackson is atop the Forbes list of top-earning dead celebrities for the fifth straight year, with $75 million. Forbes says…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Trump vows justice as U.S. captures key Benghazi militant

Ben Curtis/Associated Press file Then-U.S. envoy Chris Stevens attends meetings at the Tibesty Hotel in Benghazi, Libya. U.S. special operations forces…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Top U.S. leaders say current war authority sufficient

Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, testify earlier today before a…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Who needs a runway? Budget airline wants to land in sea, fields

A SpiceJet plane prepares to land at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg file SpiceJet Ltd., an Indian budget…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Polanski retrospective sparks protest in Paris

A few dozen protesters gathered near the Paris institute as the event was starting Monday night, booing as Polanski attended…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Spain seeks rebellion charges against fired Catalan leaders

A Catalan and a Spanish flag flutter on top of the Palau Generalitat in Barcelona, Spain, early Monday Oct. 30,…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

3 Prince heirs ask judge to remove estate administrator

The late music superstar’s half siblings Sharon, Norrine and John R. Nelson filed a motion Friday to remove Comerica Bank…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Housing group opens new crack in support for GOP tax plan

The Capitol is seen at dawn as the Republican-controlled Congress prepares for a hectic week unveiling and promoting its tax-cutting…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Russian journalist thanks supporters after stabbing attack

Tatyana Felgenhauer, a top host and deputy editor-in-chief at Ekho Moskvy, Russia’s only independent news radio station, was stabbed in…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Utilities warn that power could be out for days in Northeast

A large tree is down on top of a car on Mellen Street, in Portland, Maine, this morning after early…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Menendez defense rests case in bribery and fraud trial

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J. The judge in the…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Health law sign-ups start, and some see a ‘hostile takeover’

Many people already faced fewer choices and higher premiums. But President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a subsidy to insurers…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

On stand, Bergdahl apologizes to those hurt looking for him

Bergdahldu1-i-syn Bergdahl was the first witness in what’s expected to be a multi-day presentation by the defense to the judge…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Native American activist Dennis Banks dies at age 80

Doug Dreyer/Associated Press file Dennis Banks, one of the founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM), speaks to the crowd gathered…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Trump fumes as Mueller probe enters new phase with charges

Trumpdu1-i-syn Trump immediately sought to distance himself after Manafort and Rick Gates pleaded not guilty to a 12-count indictment alleging…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

First guilty plea, indictment of Trump aides in Russia probe

The formal charges against a total of three people are the first public demonstration that Special Counsel Robert Mueller and…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Poll finds most have little fear of robots taking jobs

People wait for their lunch orders to be ready at Eatsa in San Francisco. A new survey suggests that Americans…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

Ship with sailors rescued at sea reaches U.S. base in Okinawa

Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava were standing with the USS Ashland’s commanding officer and others high on the bridgeway when…

October 30, 2017

Nation & World

‘Penance’ for Iraq war vote: N.C. congressman writes to families of dead troops

Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C. looks at pictures of the soldiers killed this century based in Camp Lejeune along a hallway…

October 29, 2017

Nation & World

Menendez attorneys file for mistrial over judge’s rulings

Menendezdu1-i-syn Attorneys for both defendants filed papers with the court on Sunday. They alleged that U.S. District Judge William Walls…

October 29, 2017

Nation & World

It will be a tale of 2 countries as open enrollment begins

Health care consumers in most of the country are encountering a world of confusion and chaos as the open enrollment…

October 29, 2017

Nation & World

Somali police, intelligence chiefs fired after deadly attack

Somali soldiers stand near the wreckage of vehicles in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Sunday after a car bomb detonated Saturday night.…

October 29, 2017

Nation & World

Puerto Rico utility moves to scrap $300M Whitefish contract

Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.Ramon Espinosa/Associated Press The announcement by…

October 29, 2017