Number of uninsured continues to drop
Public support for health-care law grows
DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
Sweden drops cases against Assange
HELSINKI – Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange but said they stil...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
FAA concerns about drone sightings are up
WASHINGTON – Pilot reports of drone sightings so far this year are more than double last year, government regulators say, raising concern about the potential for a deadly collision. ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Toll rises in China blasts
Residents upset by lack of reliable information
DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
A fight to allow sleeping outside
Government says ban is unconstitutional
DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. retail sales rose in July, aided by autos and restaurants
WASHINGTON – Americans bought more cars, restaurant meals and building supplies in July, a rise in spending that points to steady economic growth anchored by an improving job market. ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
A new poll out of New Hampshire has Bernie Sanders ahead of Hillary Clinton
A new poll shows Bernie Sanders with an apparent lead over Hillary Rodham Clinton among likely Democratic voters in New Hampshire, adding to his momentum in the nation’s first presidential p...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Keystone pipeline review dragging on
White House defends long delay
DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Clinton tries to put emails behind her
Aide says probes are partisan politics
DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Ex-President Carter says he has cancer
ATLANTA – Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday.
“Recen...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. hiring reaches six-month high in June; quits also rise
The Labor Department said Wednesday that total hiring rose 2.3 percent to 5.18 million in June, the most in six months and second-highest total since the recession ended in June 2009. ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
IS affiliate in Egypt claims it killed hostage
CAIRO – The Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State said on Wednesday that it had beheaded Tomislav Salopek, a 30-year-old Croatian expatriate worker who was taken from his car on the outski...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
