Pet porkers packing pig rescues
Animals tend to grow bigger than their owners expect
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nuns bake cheesecakes to help support monastery
CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. – Amid quiet lives of prayer, a handful of nuns have sliced out a niche as bakers of high-end cheesecakes, so rich and creamy in flavors of chocolate, amaretto and key lime t...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Chinatown trying to hang on to past
Development threatens area’s identity
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Appeals court tosses 1 of 2 indictments against Rick Perry
AUSTIN, Texas – One of two felony indictments against former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was tossed out Friday, giving the Republican presidential candidate a potentially huge legal victory in the...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Theater gunman’s family called him mentally ill, violent
LAFAYETTE, La. – The man who killed two people and wounded nine others before killing himself at a crowded showing of “Trainwreck” was mentally ill and so violent that his wife removed his g...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Transportation chief says 5 Airlines probed for price-gouging
WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving five airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Kerry: U.S. is ‘on our own’ without deal
Secretary: Without agreement, Iran will speed up nuke program
DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Turkey to let U.S. use air base to attack IS
WASHINGTON – Turkey has agreed to let the U.S. military launch airstrikes against the Islamic State from a key air base near the Syria...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Trump basks in ‘love’ during visit to border
LAREDO, Texas – Ever sure of himself, Donald Trump paid a visit to the Mexico border Thursday and predicted Hispanics would love him – “they already do” – because as president, he’d grab job...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Allies confused by America’s Mideast strategy
Countries fear agreement will lead to more regional turmoil
DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Applications for U.S. unemployment aid plummet to 42-year low
WASHINGTON – Six years after a brutal recession that wiped out more than 8.5 million jobs, Americans are now enjoying a nearly unprecedented level of job security.
The number of ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Obama’s Africa visit troubles human-rights groups
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia is drawing fresh criticism that the two countries are heavy-handed on human rights and basic democratic freedoms.
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DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
