Obama expands safe zone off Hawaii
Protected marine area will be twice as big as Texas
DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
Court overturns ban on burkinis in France
PARIS – France’s top administrative court overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean town, in a decision Friday that should set legal precedent...
DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
FDA advises Zika screening for all U.S. blood centers
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood centers to start screening for Zika, a major expansion intended to protect the nation’s blood supply from the mosquito-born...
DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Yellen suggests rate hike is coming but offers no timetable
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the case for raising interest rates has strengthened in light of a solid job market and an improved outlook for the U.S. econ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. economy grew at tepid 1.1 percent pace in spring
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish pace this spring as businesses sharply reduced their stockpiles of goods and spent less on new buildings and equipment.
The Co...
DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
2 men in Nevada standoff case plead guilty
LAS VEGAS – Two defendants became the first to plead guilty Thursday to federal charges in an armed confrontation with U.S. officials over grazing ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
EpiPen maneuvered to create a virtual monopoly
Company criticized by those in Congress who helped it succeed
DATE: Aug 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Aftershocks rattle Italian quake zone
PESCARA DEL TRONTO, Italy – As the search for survivors ground on, Premier Matteo Renzi pledged new money and measures Thursday to rebuild quake-devastated central Italy amid mounting soul-s...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Toll from Italian quake rising
Area was packed with tourists
DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nixon resignation worried Soviet leaders
CIA papers show world reaction to Watergate
DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Team finds WWII-era ship off West Coast
SAN FRANCISCO – An underwater expedition along the California coast has revealed for the first time a sunken World War II-era aircraft carrier once us...
DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Biden calls on Turkey to be patient in Gulen case
ANKARA, Turkey – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called on Turkish authorities to be patient with the U.S. legal system as Turkey seeks the return of a cleric accused of masterminding last mon...
DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
