Nation & World

Here’s yet another uncertainty on missing plane

Malasia officials now say last communication was before blackout

March 16, 2014

National plan’s health may hinge on Texas

Texas is lagging behind other populous states in enrolling new people for health insurance. Sara Rodriguez of Houston is uninsured…

March 16, 2014

Nation & World

Crimeans vote to join Russia

Opponents call it cynical power play, a land grab

March 16, 2014

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them last year…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Should rules be in place for drones?

U.S. industry doesn’t want to wait and lose out on any earnings

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Malaysian police examine pilot’s flight simulator

Australia’s radar needed some alarm to trigger it into direct action

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Florida getting ready for another spring break

Panama City Beach is preparing for the annual surge of college-age vacationers to crowd the local beaches during spring break.Andrew…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

New media helps share weather news

National Weather Service forecasters say people should have at least three sources for getting news about tornados. The agency is…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Few see big threat from warming

The wide perceptual gap has existed since Gallup first asked the question 17 years ago, but it has narrowed slightly.…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Transgender troop ban faces scrutiny

Commission discounts medical reasons rule

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Missing Malaysian jet creates legion of armchair sleuths

Vietnamese Air Force Col. Pham Minh Tuan uses binoculars onboard a flying aircraft last week during a mission to search…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

American philanthropist funds rhino protection

A tourist vehicle approaches a rhinocerous near Kruger National Park in South Africa. Howard Buffett, a son of investor Warren…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

CAIRO – Gunmen stormed an Egyptian army checkpoint outside Cairo early Saturday morning and killed six soldiers, officials said, in…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Syria conflict marks 3 years

5.5 million children are traumatized, UN says

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Crimea goes to the polls today

still condemns referendum on Russian annexation

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Would you spend your spring break in Mexico?

Drug-war fears in the past years have cut into country’s border tourism

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Where in the world has the Malaysian plane gone?

disappearance may have been deliberate

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Officers’ body cameras raise privacy concerns – for themselves and you

Exceptions may need to be carved out for use by departments

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Questions about cameras on cops

But with its myriad uses, departments are wrangling over several major policy considerations and their implications on privacy and officer…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Brennerdu1-i-syn Comedian David Brenner, ‘Tonight Show’ favorite, dies LOS ANGELES – A spokesman for the family of comedian David Brenner…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Facebook posts spread joy (or pain) and news

identifies ‘multiplier effect’ on emotions

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

College food pantries on the rise

Stony Brook University students Ruby Escalera-Nater, left, and Will Addison fill a bag of food to give to guests at…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

CIA-Senate row tricky for Obama

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., leaves the Senate chamber last week after accusing the CIA of illegally…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. goes high-tech to oversee Afghan aid work

The U.S. Agency for International Development on Saturday began seeking bids on a monitoring project contract that could cost up…

March 15, 2014

Nation & World

Obama: More feeling ‘confident’ about health-care law

“We look forward to seeing more and more people take advantage as some of the politics of the thing get…

March 14, 2014

Nation & World

World/ Nation Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – Muslim and Christian leaders of the Central African Republic pleaded Friday for the U.N. Security Council to…

March 14, 2014

Nation & World

Investigation turns toward pilots

The latest evidence suggests the plane didn’t experience a catastrophic incident over the South China Sea as was initially suspected.…

March 14, 2014

Nation & World

Rare map going once … going twice …

A 1849 map that is being auctioned by Heritage Auctions of Dallas shows Texas shortly after it became a state,…

March 14, 2014

Nation & World

Columbia, capital of S.C., recalls civil-rights past

played role in campaign for equality

March 14, 2014

Nation & World

Under pressure, Obama vows to examine deportations

President Barack Obama is asking Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to look for ways to ease America’s deportation policies. Obama…

March 14, 2014