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Abortion, race, immigration among last Supreme Court cases

Court rules in favor of police in search case

Nation & World Briefs

Hastert due to report to prison Wednesday CHICAGO – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is due to report by Wednesday afternoon to a federal prison in southeastern Minnesota that has he...

UK’s leaders, celebs urge pro-EU vote

Controversial decision comes this week

Police told not to pursue Orlando shooter for ‘15 or 20 minutes – could’ve been longer’ until SWAT arrived

ORLANDO – After an initial burst of fire between Omar Mateen and a security guard at the Pulse nightclub, a group of five to six police officers arrived on the scene within minutes, broke th...

Trump’s changes coming too late?

Republicans worry that candidate missing opportunities against Clinton

Clinton warns that Trump would plunge economy into recession

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Donald Trump would send the U.S. economy back into recession, warning his “reckless” approach would hurt workers still trying to recover fr...

Colorado boy improving after mountain lion attack

DENVER – A Colorado boy attacked by a mountain lion near Aspen was improving in a Denver hospital after his mother snatched him from the jaws of the wild cat, his family said Monday. ...

UN says refugee population hits record high

GENEVA – Imagine the entire population of France uprooted from their homes, forced to flee danger, persecution or starvation. The U.N. refugee agency says more people than that – 65 million ...

Nation & World Briefs

12 girls discovered at 51-year-old man’s home FEASTERVILLE, Pa – 51-year-old Lee Kaplan of Feasterville, Pennsylvania faces charges that include statutory sexual assault, The Associated Pres...

A divided Senate answers Orlando with gridlock on gun curbs

WASHINGTON – A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando’s mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knott...

Global coral bleaching event expected to last through 2016

Honolulu conference examines growing problem

Orlando gunman spoke in ‘chilling, calm and deliberate manner’ during 911 call

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando gunman Omar Mateen identified himself as an Islamic soldier in calls with authorities during his rampage and demanded to a crisis negotiator that the U.S. “stop bombi...