Nation & World

Justices cast doubts on affirmative action

case could affect all university programs

December 9, 2015

World & Nation Briefs

Netanyahu JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s recent statements about Muslims, saying Israel “respects all religions”…

December 9, 2015

Nation & World

Alaska governor proposes state’s first income tax in decades

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker unveiled his plan to close a $3.5 billion gap in the state budget, including instituting a…

December 9, 2015

Nation & World

FBI: California shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago

U.S. officials say Tashfeen Malik, left, apparently had already been radicalized when she entered the United States on a fiancee…

December 9, 2015

Nation & World

Senate clears major new education bill, sends it to Obama

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., center, joined by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks…

December 9, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Two servicemen have told Congress that American special forces called in an air strike on a hospital in…

December 8, 2015

Nation & World

Poll: Republicans wary of immigrants

say U.S. lets in too many from Mideast

December 8, 2015

Nation & World

Cardinal: If climate talks stall, pope may gently intervene

A cardinal who helped Pope Francis draft the Vatican’s encyclical on global warming, said Francis could issue a statement urging…

December 8, 2015

Nation & World

Trump shrugs off GOP rejections of proposal to ban Muslims

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Tuesday defended his call for the United States to ban the entry of all Muslims…

December 8, 2015

Nation & World

Researchers: Obesity can by reduced by legalizing medical marijuana

That’s the counterintuitive finding of a new study in the journal Health Economics. Researchers from San Diego State University and…

December 7, 2015

Nation & World

Kendrick leads Grammys with 11 nominations

Lamar, who won two Grammys earlier this year, is followed by Taylor Swift and the Weeknd, who each earned seven…

December 7, 2015

Nation & World

FBI: California shooters had been radicalized ‘for quite some time’

In a chilling twist, authorities disclosed that a year before the rampage, Syed Farook’s co-workers at the county health department…

December 7, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – A few dozen elderly men who survived the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor 74 years ago…

December 7, 2015

Nation & World

Trump calls for ‘complete shutdown of Muslims entering the U.S.’

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump on Monday called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”Charlie…

December 7, 2015

Nation & World

Chicago PD under investigation

Protesters carry a banner with pictures of people killed by various police departments as the Rainbow PUSH Coalition leads a…

December 7, 2015

Nation & World

Study sees possible dip in world carbon dioxide emissions

Air pollution caused by burning coal has become a major problem in Beijing, and the Chinese government is moving to…

December 7, 2015

Nation & World

Investigators: Wife may have led California rampage

That possibility emerged last week when it was disclosed that the Pakistani-born Malik had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State…

December 6, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

ATLANTA – Jimmy Carter said Sunday that his most recent brain scan showed no signs of cancer, more than three…

December 6, 2015

Nation & World

Navy works to ID USS Oklahoma’s lost crew on anniversary of Pearl Harbor

Science may aid identification of bones from Pearl Harbor tomb ship

December 6, 2015

Nation & World

Obama: Terror threat in ‘new phase’

“I know that after so much war, many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has…

December 6, 2015

Nation & World

Nielsen: Internet, smartphones eating our traditional TV time

Viewing peaked in 2009-10 season

December 5, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The president of Liberty University urged students during the school’s convocation on Friday to get their permits to…

December 5, 2015

Nation & World

Woman shooter is a mystery

Tashfeen Malik, along with her husband, slaughtered 14 in Calif.

December 5, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

BAKU, Azerbaijan – One worker was killed, 30 were missing and 33 were rescued Saturday after a fire swept through…

December 5, 2015