First American to orbit Earth dies
Former senator never thought of himself as hero
DATE: Dec 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase
NEW YORK – A decades-long trend of rising life expectancy in the U.S. could be ending: It declined last year and it is no better than it was four years ago.
In most of the years s...
DATE: Dec 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Thousands mark Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Thousands of people observed a moment of silence before fighter jets streaked across the sky during a ceremony Wednesday at Pearl Harbor marking the 75th anniversary o...
DATE: Dec 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Democratic states girding up for fight
Officials warn they will fight deportations
DATE: Dec 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Study: ‘Obamacare’ repeal-only would make 30M uninsured
WASHINGTON – Repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law without a replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Wednesday.
Sep...
DATE: Dec 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Critics worry after Trump security chief fuels conspiracies
WASHINGTON – On issues of national security and intelligence, no one is likely to have more influence in Donald Trump’s White House than retired Gen. Michael T. Flynn.
Yet Flynn, ...
DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Merkel re-elected to head conservatives
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a new two-year term as leader of Germany’s main conservative party after stressing her determination to prevent a repeat of last year’s huge migrant...
DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Obama says U.S. must ‘stay true to who we are’
President defends his counterterrorism policies
DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
The children of Pearl Harbor remember
Some youngsters climbed roofs to see what was happening
DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Navy plane had unusual Pearl Harbor role
Unarmed mail carrier was used to hunt Japanese ships
DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Trump meets with Al Gore
WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Al Gore said Monday he had a “productive” meeting with Donald Trump, calling it “an extremely interesting conversation.”
Gore, a leading voice o...
DATE: Dec 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Texas sinkhole swallows 2 cars
A deadly sinkhole in an industrial part of San Antonio swallowed two cars Sunday evening, killing one person and nearly trapping another who had to be rescued by passers-by.
The c...
DATE: Dec 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
