Airstrikes having little impact on Islamic State
Campaign could take years, officials say
DATE: Nov 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Carter pushing retirement, other changes for future force
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Ash Carter is pushing major changes to the Pentagon’s personnel systems that are intended to attract the next generation of service members and drag the often-...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Man behind attack in Paris may be dead
French police unsure who died in raid
DATE: Nov 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Putin vows to hunt down, punish those who bombed Russian jet
MOSCOW – A somber President Vladimir Putin vowed to hunt down and punish those responsible for a bomb that brought down a Russian passenger jet last month, “wherever they are hiding.” Intens...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
Strong earthquake hits Greek island
ATHENS, Greece – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 6.1 hit the western Greek island of Lefkada on Tuesday, killing ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation Briefs
Jindal ends bid for GOP nomination
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the 2016 race for president Tuesday, ending a campaign that failed to gain much su...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
GOP seeks to ‘pause’ refugee admissions
Attorney general says screening process is ‘robust’
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Islamic State prepares for Raqqa attack
BEIRUT – Islamic State militants are stiffening their defenses for a possible assault on their de facto capital Raqqa as international airstrikes intensify on the Syrian city in retaliation ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
EPA seeks tougher emissions rules
Industry calls proposal too burdensome
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Entrepreneurs betting time is right for electric bikes to take off
Many think e-bikes will do what Segways couldn’t
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Louisiana Gov. Jindal ends bid for GOP nomination in 2016
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the 2016 race for president Tuesday, ending a campaign that failed to gain much support, especially in early-voting Iowa. ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Terror threat cancels soccer game
German police: Bombing was planned at stadium
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
