Nation &amp; World

Driverless cars hit an ethical road bump

How vehicles react in accidents raising moral questions

World Brief

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – The military colonel who briefly seized control of Burkina Faso after the longtime president stepped down…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Years before Edward Snowden sparked a public outcry with the disclosure that the National Security Agency had been…

Jerusalem attacks spur fears of ‘religious war’

Sheikh Samir Assi, the imam of the Al-Jazaar mosque in the northern Israeli city of Acre, meets with Christian, Muslim…

Worried about kids accidently eating pot? Well, don’t

Colorado’s market for edible marijuana products – pot-infused baked goods, candies, beverages and the like – has been a particular…

Senate pipeline bill fails

GOP to revive plan when new Congress convenes

World Briefs

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the United States wants to make Russia submissive, but won’t succeed in…

Israel to retaliate for deadly attack

Palestinian attackers shot after killing 4

Nation Briefs

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Four people died during a storm that dumped more than 4 feet of snow around Buffalo and…

Kenyan mob strips woman after protest

Kenyan women protest for the right to wear whatever clothes they want during a demonstration in downtown Nairobi, Kenya.Ben Curtis/Associated…

China-North Korea bridge project stalls

New span was meant to spur trade

Irish bull getting life-saving reprieve

Ireland’s Animal Rights Action Network said Tuesday that Simon is paying for Benjy’s transportation to an animal sanctuary in England.…

Super telescope planned

Astronomers hope to see farther back in space, time

Study: Genes may influence homosexuality

Julio Cabrera and his brother Mauricio, of Fort Worth, Texas, are among almost 800 gay brothers nationwide who donated blood…

Study: Polar bear population falling

Researchers chiefly blame shrinking sea ice from global warming. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and Environment Canada tagged and…

Video gaming’s no game for these guys

Florida men star on online streaming network

Hospitals improvise Ebola defenses, at a cost

A nurse sits beside a closed-circuit monitoring system outside a patient care room in a new custom-built bio-containment unit for…

Obama orders review of U.S. hostage policy

President Barack Obama has ordered a review of how the United States responds when citizens are taken hostage overseas.Pablo Martinez…

Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – U.S. airlines are saving tens of millions of dollars every week because of lower prices for jet…

November 17, 2014

Parents of slain aid worker speak out

‘He has chosen to believe in the good’

November 17, 2014

National Guard activated in Mo.

Grand jury still deliberating

November 17, 2014

Nation & World Briefs

LA PORTE, Texas – DuPont officials said Sunday it’s still not clear what caused a toxic chemical to leak from…

November 16, 2014