Nation & World

Apple shape poses risks

Study: Even the normal-weight should watch that pot belly

November 9, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday…

November 9, 2015

Nation & World

SeaWorld announces end of orca shows in San Diego

SeaWorld will end its orca shows at its San Diego park by 2017, its top executive said Monday. The executive…

November 9, 2015

Nation & World

2 Americans among 5 killed by Jordan police captain

Special operations forces from Iraq, Jordan and the U.S. take part in maneuvers at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training…

November 9, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Student protests over racial incidents on the University of Missouri campus escalated over the weekend when at…

November 8, 2015

Nation & World

Rhode Island latest state poised to end vets’ homelessness

Connecticut, New Mexico also taking steps

November 8, 2015

Nation & World

Good, not great, preliminary ratings for Trump on SNL

But the “heckler” was comedian Larry David, who before Trump arrived onstage had been seen impersonating Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie…

November 8, 2015

Nation & World

If bomb brought down Sinai jet, tougher safety rules likely

Travellers line up at a travel agency desk in Domodedovo airport in Moscow as their flight to Egypt is cancelled.…

November 8, 2015

Nation & World

Will the robotics revolution be different than you think?

They won’t take away jobs, just activities

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Defense Secretary Ash Carter is pointing to Russia and China as potential threats to global order.…

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

‘This must stop.’

Principal imploring parents not to host teen drinking parties

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Fiorina in hot seat on ‘The View’

Presidential contender finds no refuge on TV

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Oil industry must find new paths without Keystone pipeline

A sign is posted in front of TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline facilities in Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, on Friday. Following the Obama…

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Honor and duty

Service dog for PTSD sufferer aids family now

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Sierra Leone declared free of Ebola, Guinea still struggles

More than 40 days have passed since last confirmed case

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Rescuers search for 19 missing after two dams burst in Brazil

People remove mud Saturday from a damaged home in Barra Longa after a dam burst on Thursday in Minas Gerais…

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

South Sudan plane crash survivor tells how he saved baby

37 died in crash, 2 survived

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

People flee Burundi city fearing violence

A man carries a chair frame on his back in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Saturday. Carrying their prized possessions, scores of…

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Noise heard in last second of Russian plane’s cockpit recording

Probe ongoing into jetliner crash in Egypt

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Presidents of China, Taiwan meet for 1st time

Countries have been enemies for 66 years

November 7, 2015

Nation & World

Trump turns up the heat on Carson

GOP candidate calls rival’s claims ‘total fabrication’

November 6, 2015

Nation & World

New data suggests Americans are smoking more

Good economy boosting tobacco sales

November 6, 2015

Nation & World

Grizzly raids rise at landfills as bears leave core habitat

Bears have been turning up at garbage facilities serving Jackson, Cody, Atlantic City and Clark recently. Last week, the Wyoming…

November 6, 2015

Nation & World

Mud buries tiny village in Brazil

2 dams burst, pouring debris, water on town

November 6, 2015