VA chief vows improved service to vets
Urges employees to refer to veterans as customers
DATE: Nov 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Wet, frigid weather hits Upper Midwest
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A frigid blast of air is moving into the mainland U.S. thanks to a powerful storm that hit Alaska with hurricane-force winds over the weekend. Residents in the Upper Midw...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Obama wants more regulation of Internet providers
WASHINGTON – Internet providers shouldn’t be allowed to cut deals with online services like Netflix or YouTube to move their content faster and should be regulated more like phone companies,...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Syrian air raids kill at least 21
BEIRUT – Syrian government helicopters and warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes overnight on a northern town controlled by the Islamic St...
DATE: Nov 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Iraqi officials say IS leader wounded in airstrike
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials said Sunday that the head of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was wounded in an airstrike in western Anbar province. Pentagon officials said they had ...
DATE: Nov 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Health-care leaders aim to sway uninsured
Tax issues cloud round 2 of Affordable Care Act
DATE: Nov 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Kids at play: No, not these children
Young YouTube critics play big role in deciding what toys are hot and which are not
DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Takeoffs may have limited pterosaurs
According to a new computer model, pterosaurs (more commonly known as pterodactyls) had no trouble flying despite their massive size. Taking off, however, posed a big problem – and it probab...
DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
When East becomes West
Cities’ economies have diverged since Berlin Wall fell
DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Green army men, Rubik’s Cube make toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – It’s mission accomplished for little green army men.
The molded plastic must-haves for generations of pretend soldiers were inducted into the National Toy Hall o...
DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Half of all stars may lie outside galaxies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The universe may be full of reclusive stars – not washed-up Hollywood stars, but the kind lurking deep in the cosmos.
Scientists reported Thursday that as ...
DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
‘Monster’ mammal fossil discovered
20-pound animal lived during dinosaur era
DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
