Nation & World Arizona fire chief called tent shelters a ‘last-ditch effort’ The winds that helped fuel the fire were highly unpredictable and contributed to the rapidly shifting nature of the blaze.… June 30, 2013
Nation & World Egypt leader has 48-hour ultimatum military puts pressure on Morsi to step down June 30, 2013
Nation & World What did Narcissus say to Instagram? gazing commonplace in these times of the selfie June 29, 2013
Nation & World Egyptians demand their leader’s ouster Hundreds of thousands turn out for protest June 29, 2013
Nation & World Obama asserts Mandela’s values are Africa’s future The president’s address at the University of Cape Town capped an emotionally charged day in this picturesque coastal city, including… June 29, 2013
Nation & World Animal group fights for rights at pet mills The organization has added 10,000 photos to its “NoPetStorePuppies” website showing dogs at breeders across the U.S. with matted hair,… June 29, 2013
Nation & World Obama pays tribute to ill Mandela President meets with family of former South African leader June 29, 2013
Nation & World N.Y. Fourth of July to begin with a spark A Pyro Spectaculars by Souza worker loads shells into mortars on a barge docked on Staten Island. Forty thousand shells… June 29, 2013
Nation & World U.S. marijuana popularity confounds feds Brent Miller stands in one of the grow rooms of his medical marijuana grow operation in Seattle. Amid growing public… June 29, 2013
Nation & World Is the search for NSA leaker a distraction? But the search for the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled U.S. secrets has become something of a distracting… June 29, 2013
Nation & World Millions worldwide share Mandela vigil Giant photographs of former president Nelson Mandela are displayed Thursday at the Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the Civic Centre… June 29, 2013
Nation & World Civil-union opponents rejecting law Attorneys with the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom claim in the petition that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals acted… June 29, 2013
Nation & World ‘Into the Wild’ bus hikers rescued It’s the second rescue this summer of people making a pilgrimage to the abandoned Fairbanks city bus situated north of… June 29, 2013
Nation & World 94 in Alaska? Abnormal weather tied to jet stream Parts of Alaska, including Goose Lake near Anchorage, have been experiencing a long stretch of higher than normal temperatures. Unusual… June 29, 2013
Nation & World Man believes he found fossilized Bigfoot head Todd May, of Ogden, Utah, holds what he believes to be a fossilized head of a Bigfoot. He says he… June 28, 2013
Nation & World Permit upheld for Christo’s Arkansas River project Bulgarian artist Christo wants to suspend 5.9 miles worth of silvery fabric panels in sections over 42 miles of the… June 28, 2013
Nation & World Reading scores mixed in N.M. New Mexico has a “very long way to go to reform education” despite gains by some students, Martinez said. The… June 28, 2013
Nation & World Hagel: Budget squeeze is hurting the military Hagel didn’t elaborate on damage done during a visit to the U.S. Air Force bunker at Cheyenne Mountain outside Colorado… June 28, 2013
Nation & World Violence, rallies flare in Egypt The competing camps were trying to show their strength before even bigger nationwide protests planned by the opposition Sunday –… June 28, 2013