Iranian stance threatens nuclear talks
Negotiator says country won’t open nuclear sites to inspectors
DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
Moving Hong Kong residents considered
LONDON –A bizarre plan to relocate the entire population of Hong Kong to Northern Ireland was considered an option in the uncertain years be...
DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Polar bears face extinction, report warns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Polar bears are at risk of dying off if humans don’t reverse the trend of global warming, a blunt U.S. government report filed Thursday said.
“The single most...
DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. unemployment falls to 7-year low, but wages are flat
WASHINGTON – U.S. unemployment fell to a seven-year low of 5.3 percent and employers hired at a solid pace in June, but other gauges of the job market drew a bleaker picture: A wave of peopl...
DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
After trade deal, Obama seeks to repair rift with labor
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Nudging his way into presidential politics, President Barack Obama traveled to Wisconsin on Thursday to draw contrasts with Republicans on economic policy just as the state...
DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Photos, social media now allowed on White House tours
WASHINGTON – Want to take a picture inside the White House Blue Room? Well, it’s now OK to pull out your cellphone or camera and press “shoot.”
The White House on Wednesday ended ...
DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Report says Iran is keeping to deal
Finding could help Obama sell nuclear agreement
DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
World Briefs
France promises aid to get climate deal
LYON, France – French President François Hollande said Wednesday that money is the main roadblock to a global accord at a United Nations cl...
DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Lightning-strike deaths on rise as season begins
Lying flat on the ground won’t help, standing under a tree is never a good idea and, if you’re a man, fishing in Florida seems to be about the worst idea of all.
We’re talking abo...
DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation Briefs
Americans back health-care decision
WASHINGTON – A new poll finds that most Americans approve of the recent Supreme Court decision preserving the health-care law’s subsidized insu...
DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Airlines probed for antitrust violations
‘Unlawful coordination’ may have kept fares high
DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S., Cuba still deal with mistrust
Plans to open embassies announced
DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
