Astronomers hail detection of Einstein’s gravitational waves
Gravity waves will change how scientists observe universe
DATE: Feb 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Congress gives final OK to banning local Internet taxes
WASHINGTON – Congress voted Thursday to permanently bar state and local governments from taxing access to the Internet, as lawmakers leapt at an election-year chance to demonstrate their opp...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
FBI arrests Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy in Portland
LAS VEGAS – The father of the jailed leader of a group that occupied an Oregon federal wildlife refuge was charged Thursday with conspiracy, assault on a federal officer, obstruction, weapon...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Government sues Ferguson after city tries to revise deal
U.S. attorney general says Justice Department had no choice
DATE: Feb 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
2 deputies, suspect dead in suburban shopping area gunfire
ABINGDON, Md. – A gunman fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy inside a crowded restaurant at lunchtime Wednesday and killed another deputy in a shootout nearby, authorities and witnesses said. ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Michigan governor plans $360M for Flint, infrastructure
Snyder has apologized for role in water crisis
DATE: Feb 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Boy found dead hours after going missing
IRONTON, Mo. – A 3-year-old Missouri boy who reportedly went missing early Wednesday from his grandfather’s home was found dead hours late...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Christie, Fiorina drop out
Trump and Sanders seem unable to be stopped by party establishment
DATE: Feb 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Obama presents $4.1T budget plan
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a record $4.1 trillion, election-year budget that finances Democratic priorities like educ...
DATE: Feb 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Trump, Sanders win N.H.
Clinton expects to do better in later votes
DATE: Feb 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Justices delay clean air rules
WASHINGTON – A divided Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to halt enforcement of President Barack Obama’s sweeping plan to address climate change until after legal challenges are resolved. ...
DATE: Feb 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Obama sends Congress record $4.1 trillion 2017 spending plan
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama sent Congress his final budget on Tuesday, proposing to spend a record $4.1 trillion on a number of initiatives, from a new war on cancer to combating glo...
DATE: Feb 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
