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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...

Attorney General says Mateen investigation moving forward

ORLANDO, Fla. – Although the killer is known, the investigation continues into what motivated and enabled Omar Mateen to carry out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. ...

UK referendum campaign resumes in earnest with vote near

LONDON – Britain’s long and difficult referendum campaign has resumed in earnest after a three-day halt caused by the killing of Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox in a brazen knife and gun attack...

Fire scares Los Angeles as larger blazes burn across West

Fire south of Albuquerque sends smoke as far as Denver

Donald Trump stuck on GOP’s California dream

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – Bob Dole thought he could win California with a “fishhook” strategy. George W. Bush came armed with $15 million. John McCain was bullish, too. They all lost. ...

City pulls park-for-rent plan

San Franciscans upset at idea reserving space on grass

Developers proposes thrill ride to pay for Penn Station work

NEW YORK – Catching a train at New York’s crowded Penn Station is no thrill. But a development team has proposed a novel plan to overhaul the station: Build a 1,200-foot thrill ride on top o...

Nation & World Briefs

Student accidentally shoots and kills gun store owner AMELIA, Ohio – As the owner of a popular gun store in Amelia, Ohio, James Baker was known for preaching safety first. In the...

Tiger Beat tries to thrive in an age of celeb selfies, snark

NEW YORK – Lea Dince just turned 16, but she remembers every celebrity she has loved since she started buying Tiger Beat magazine at age 5. She couldn’t read back then, but she s...

Nation & World Briefs

Accused killer refuses to say name in court LONDON – The man accused of a murder that has brought campaigning in the country’s European Union referendum to a standstill turned his first cou...

GOP struggles to embrace its nominee

The hole that Donald Trump has dug for himself keeps getting deeper. On nearly every front, his position continues to deteriorate. Unless he reverses course, Republicans are heading toward a...