NASA ceremony marks deaths of astronauts
Challenger accident occurred 30 years ago
DATE: Jan 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Aide downplays Obama’s interest in high court seat
WASHINGTON – President Obama is not interested in sitting on the Supreme Court once he leaves office, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday.
On Tuesday, a voter i...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Holdouts in Oregon siege offer to leave
Last occupiers want promise that they won’t be arrested
DATE: Jan 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation Briefs
Michigan approves more funds for Flint
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan lawmakers directed another $28 million on Thursday to address Flint’s lead-contaminated water supply, allocating m...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
Taiwan leader visits contested island
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Seeking to assert Taiwan’s sovereignty and build his legacy, President Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit Thursday to an even smaller...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Man with guns arrested at Disneyland Paris
PARIS – A man with two handguns was detained Thursday along with his female partner at Disneyland Paris, Europe’s most-visited tourist attraction, police said.
No one was hurt in ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Few U.S. neighborhoods affordable, near schools
WASHINGTON – Few neighborhoods can match the perks of Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C. – a reality that reflects a broader problem for the U.S. housing market.
Residents of Adams ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Trump won’t debate; calls Fox’s Kelly ‘a lightweight’
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Donald Trump has bowed out of the final Republican presidential debate before the leadoff Iowa caucuses, saying Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly is “a lightweight.” ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Data raises concern about stun gun use
Study shows Connecticut police more likely to fire when suspect is minority
DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Officials say France wants more Iran sanctions
VIENNA – France has asked the European Union to consider new sanctions against Iran over recent missile tests, in a request made shortly after the EU ended sanctions over Iran’s nuclear prog...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
McCain attacks use of Russian rockets
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee assailed Pentagon officials on Wednesday for relying on Russian rocket engin...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Fed voices concern about global economic pressures
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve sounded a note of concern Wednesday about how global pressures could affect the U.S. economy, while keeping a key interest rate unchanged.
Six wee...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
