Japan looks to new military role
Majority of country opposes war legislation
DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Jury finds Holmes guilty in theater shooting
CENTENNIAL – Jurors convicted Aurora theater shooter James Holmes on Thursday in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at a midnight Batman premiere, rejecting defense arguments...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Obama visits prison to call for a fairer justice system
EL RENO, Okla. – President Barack Obama got a first-hand look at the nation’s criminal justice system Thursday, touring a federal prison and meeting with incarcerated men. After peering into...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Officials: 4 Marines killed in military attacks in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting center and another U.S. military site a few miles apart in Chattanooga on Thursday, killing at least four Marines an...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Iran’s Mideast rivals wary of proposed deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The nuclear deal with Iran was met with a profound wariness in the Arab world, where concerns are widespread that the easing of its international isolation coul...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Trump's popularity spikes among Republicans
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s popularity has surged among Republicans after dominating several news cycles with his anti-illegal immigration rhetoric, according to a new Washington Post-ABC Ne...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Agency faults website’s fraud detection
Probe finds consumer assistance is often confusing, inaccurate
DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation Briefs
New Pluto images offer some surprises
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Scientists have released the first up-close images ever of Pluto and its big moon Charon. And they say they’re amazed...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Yellen: First Fed rate hike likely later this year
Yellen, however, downplayed the importance of the timing of the first rate hike as she delivered the Fed’s mid-year economic outlook to Congress. Interest rates will remain at very low level...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Obama defends Iran deal as only option to avert arms race
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama vigorously defended the nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, casting the historic accord as the only possibility to avert a war with Iran and a nuclear ar...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Israeli leader hints Iran strike still an option
JERUSALEM – The U.S.-led nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday dealt a heavy personal blow to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, leaving him at odds with the international community an...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
White House seeks support for Iran deal
Many Dems in Congress are skeptical of agreement
DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
