Police groups fight use-of-force proposals
Officers say recommendations pose threat to them, public
DATE: Feb 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Zika or not, Carnival to go on
Many Brazilians say they won’t let virus threat put damper on ‘joy’
DATE: Feb 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Study links quakes in California to drilling
SAN FRANCISCO – A 2005 spate of quakes in California’s Central Valley almost certainly was triggered by oilfield injection underground...
DATE: Feb 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Twitter targets accounts used by terrorists
WASHINGTON – Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possib...
DATE: Feb 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, 6th man on moon, dies in Florida
MIAMI – Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who became the sixth man on the moon when he and Alan Shepard helped NASA recover from Apollo 13’s “successful failure” and later devoted his life...
DATE: Feb 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Funeral to draw large crowd in support of Oregon occupier
The funeral for the Arizona rancher killed by law enforcement during the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge was expected to draw supporters Friday from around the West to a small ...
DATE: Feb 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. added just 151k jobs in January; unemployment at 4.9 percent
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in January, a slowdown from recent months but still a sign of a solid job market. Employers raised pay, more people felt confident enough to ...
DATE: Feb 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Clinton, Sanders turn up heat at debate
Candidates argue about who can achieve liberal goals
DATE: Feb 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Two lawmakers reluctantly propose bill to draft women
WASHINGTON – Two Republican congressmen who are military veterans have introduced a bill requiring women to register for the...
DATE: Feb 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
General says troop cuts constrain Afghan training mission
WASHINGTON – The ability to train and advise the still green Afghan security forces will be constrained if the U.S. troop level is cut to 5,500 as President Barack Obama has proposed, the se...
DATE: Feb 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
4 holdout occupiers at Oregon wildlife refuge are indicted
PORTLAND, Ore. – The four remaining occupiers at an Oregon wildlife refuge are facing charges, according to court documents released Thursday that say more than a dozen armed activists threa...
DATE: Feb 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Rick Santorum ends bid for the White House, backs Rubio
WASHINGTON – Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum ended his bid for the White House Wednesday and said he will support Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign for the Republican presidential n...
DATE: Feb 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
