Senate blocks attempt to tie Iran deal to Israel, prisoners
Forty-five Democrats united to block GOP effort
DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
Croatia puts army on alert with migrant influx
BATINA, Croatia – Croatian leaders asked the army to be on alert after chaos erupted Thursday at the border with Serbia, where thous...
DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Moscow urges U.S. to partner with Syria
Coordinated effort key to defeating ISIS, Russia says
DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Chile confronts major quake with fortified buildings, alerts
11 people died, but experts say it could have been worse
DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Military hearing on Bergdahl desertion charges begins
HOUSTON – A hearing to decide if Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should face a military trial for leaving his post in Afghanistan began Thursday – proceedings that his lead lawyer said would reveal detai...
DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Earth smashes global heat records
WASHINGTON – Earth’s record-breaking heat is sounding an awful lot like a broken record.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that August, this p...
DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
GOP candidates debate Russia, immigration – and Trump
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Along with the back-and-forth bickering over Donald Trump, the Republican primary took a substantive and serious turn in Wednesday’s prime-time debate, with candidates ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Strong quake shakes Chile capital, causing buildings to sway
SANTIAGO, Chile – A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile’s northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and other cities and sending people running into t...
DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Contenders on undercard try to shine
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – The four Republican presidential contenders who didn’t make the cut for the 11-person prime-time GOP debate met Wednesday for an undercard event at the Ronald Reagan pr...
DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Outcry after Muslim teen is detained over homemade clock
IRVING, Texas – A 14-year-old Muslim boy became a sensation on social media Wednesday and got an invitation to the White House after word spread that he had been placed in handcuffs and susp...
DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double
WASHINGTON – Air pollution is killing 3.3 million people a year worldwide, according to a new study that includes this surprise: Farming plays a large role in smog and soot deaths in industr...
DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Court halts execution of Oklahoma man
McALESTER, Okla. – An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys said they ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
