Nation &amp; World

Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dead at 67

Glenn Frey of the Eagles performs at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XVI in Phoenix. The co-founder of the Eagles…

U.S. military releases first account of sailors’ Iran detention

The U.S. Central Command has released its initial report on what happened with two riverine command boats that were seized…

Confederate flag’s removal turns Martin Luther King Day Jr. into celebration in South Carolina

The banner was taken down over the summer after police said a young white man who had posed for photos…

As Iowa looms, GOP wonders: does Trump have fans, or voters?

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump waves to supporters after meeting with volunteers at the local Pizza Ranch restaurant Friday in…

More quakes rattle Oklahoma but state avoids tough measures

Remains of a collapsed chimney rest on the ground outside a home in Edmond, Okla., on Dec. 29, 2015, following…

Nation Briefs

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Facing fresh campaign anxieties, Hillary Clinton is attaching herself to President Barack Obama, hoping to overcome liberal…

Abduction of Americans in Iraq raises fears about security

Witnesses said men in uniform carried out the kidnapping in broad daylight Saturday, 100 yards (meters) from a police station.…

Will global woes and sinking stocks lead to recession?

Most economists confident U.S. will weather the storm

Clinton, Sanders clash on guns, health care, Wall Street

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. joke during a break of the NBC, YouTube Democratic presidential…

Triumph or travesty, US-Iran ties warming over nuclear deal

The announcements culminated a stunning few days of activity for the Obama administration and particularly Secretary of State John Kerry,…

In shattered Ramadi, a test of Iraqi unity

City ‘totally destroyed’ from years of war

Russia says West ‘politicizing’ humanitarian crisis in Syria

Russian Deputy Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov questioned the motives of Britain, France and the U.S. in calling for the meeting. He…

Britain won’t ban Trump; instead, may invite him for visit

But it has never seen a day quite like the one expected on Monday, when the building’s cold stone walls…

As sanctions are lifted, Iranian foes fear the worst

The deal, clinched last summer after intense negotiations, forced Iran to dismantle most of its nuclear program, a step that…

Nation & World Briefs

HONOLULU – The ongoing search for 12 Marines who are missing after two helicopters crashed off Hawaii entered the third…

Senate to take up bill for more scrutiny of Syrian refugees

Propelled by the Islamic State group’s attacks in Paris, the GOP-backed legislation raced through the House last November with 289…

Life revolves around lead fears in Flint, Michigan

Nearly 2 years since clean water flowed

States debate letting lotto winners remain anonymous

Rebecca Hargrove, second from right, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, presents a ceremonial check to John Robinson, right;…

Why do bike lanes anger some people?

Infrastructure seems to favor the privileged

U.S., EU lift sanctions against Iran amid landmark nuke deal

4 Americans released in prisoner swap; 1 more in separate deal

Nation Briefs

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five years after a homeless man’s silky voice won him Internet fame, he’s on the air again…

Venezuela acknowledges inflation at historic high

Inflation over 140 percent in South American country

World Briefs

BELIZE CITY, Belize – An autopsy on the body of a U.S. tourist found dead in western Belize has determined…