Kentucky case divides religious groups
Some say clerk isn’t helping their cause
DATE: Sep 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
California residents flee blazes
Two wildfires destroy at least 180 homes
DATE: Sep 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation Briefs
Mom charged after kids found living in crate, cave
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A 24-year-old mother is in custody Saturday after her two young children were found barefoot, dirty and livin...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Police chief: Minnesota man killed his family, then himself
MINNEAPOLIS – The founder of a social networking service for nurses used a shotgun to kill his wife and three children before turning the gun on himself, police said Saturday after the relea...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Frustration builds with the slow process of Guantanamo shutdown
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and Pentag...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Rick Perry exits in early 2016 shake-up
ST. LOUIS – A growing divide has emerged in the Republican Party’s unruly presidential contest, as the race bid farewell to a once-powerful White House contender. On one side stands billiona...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
Cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is holding
KIEV, Ukraine – A renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has held for more than 10 days, creating the possibility that political talks can ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Restaurant explosion kills 89 people in India
NEW DELHI – At least 89 people were killed at a restaurant in central India on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators stored illegally ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Germany urges EU to accept refugees
MUNICH – Embracing its role as a defender of those in need, Germany welcomed at least 10,000 more asylum-seekers into the country Saturday. As aid workers worked to give all a firm roof over...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Caffeine trade thrived in ancient America
ALBUQUERQUE – More than 1,000 years before Starbucks, caffeine was an international market mover, with ancient civilizations trading holly and cacao-based chocolate beverages between what is...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Society shaped by grandmas
Grandmothers: They feed you, they spoil you, they constantly needle you about your relationship status.
And, and anthropologist Kristen Hawkes, they might be the driving force beh...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Master gardeners teach Boulder County Jail inmates
BOULDER (AP) – Boulder County Jail inmate Anthony “Alex” Bozeman and master gardener Sue Biter sit at a table under a shade at the jail’s one-acre garden one morning, poring over gardening b...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
