2 gunmen dead after California shooting
14 killed; more than a dozen injured
DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
BP supervisor pleads guilty to misdemeanor in 2010 oil spill
NEW ORLEANS – Manslaughter charges were dropped Wednesday against a BP supervisor responsible for safety aboard the rig where an explosion killed 11 workers in 2010, and he pleaded guilty to...
DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Senate GOP health law repeal delivers wins to party’s wings
WASHINGTON – Republicans said it was time to end “the pain and hurt” of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul as they pushed Wednesday toward Senate passage of legislation dismantlin...
DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S., NATO discuss Russia’s military role in Syrian war
BRUSSELS – The United States and its NATO allies struggled Tuesday to come up with a clear message to send Russia at a time of conflicting concerns in Europe and the Middle East.
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DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Obama wants climate deal to have teeth
GOP leaders say U.S. won’t be legally bound by any final agreement
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. pledges aid to help island nations
PARIS – President Obama pledge support Tuesday to island nations whose very existence is threatened by climate change, citing his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii with the declaration: “I a...
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation Brief
FBI processes record number of gun checks
WASHINGTON – Black Friday set a record for the number of firearms background check requests received by the FBI.
The FBI sa...
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Head of Chicago police out over shooting
Mayor says public lost trust in leadership
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Transportation spending bill heads for vote
WASHINGTON – The House and Senate have reached agreement on a five-year, $281 billion transportation bill that would increase spending to address the nation’s aging and congested highways an...
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Facebook CEO marks baby’s birth with big donation
SAN FRANCISCO – Talk about birth announcements: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said they’ll devote nearly all their wealth – roughly $45 billion – to good works in celebration of ...
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
Paris attack suspect arrested in France
PARIS – A woman was arrested Tuesday in a Paris suburb for suspected links to an intermediary to the only man charged in connection the Par...
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. to send more ground troops to Iraq
Assault force will target Islamic State
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
