Nation & World Briefs

Ukraine’s leader rallies for unity in country MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Seeking to rally national unity, President Petro Poroshenko visited a southeastern port Monday that has been assa...

U.S. faces Arab reluctance in Islamic State fight

BEIRUT – Stitching together a broad coalition to tackle the violent Islamic State group hinges on overcoming the reluctance of U.S. allies in the Middle East who are deeply frustrated with a...

Fare thee well, Joan

Comedian remembered at star-studded funeral in NYC

Lava in Hawaii community slowly approaches homes

HONOLULU – Rural Hawaii residents still recovering from a tropical storm are keeping a nervous eye on a lava flow that may reach their community within a week. Lava from Kilauea v...

Will Arab League work to stop Islamic State?

22-country group has had a history of failing to help each other in crises

Gay-marriage in court today

Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii to make cases before 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Cease-fire agreement threatened in Ukraine

Amnesty International condemns all sides

Nation & World Briefs

Gas prices extend their summer decline CAMARILLO, Calif. – A national survey says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has dropped 2 cents over the last two weeks, to...

Deadly monsoon rains in Pakistan, India

Somalia extremist group names its new leader

Previous head had $7M bounty

Sierra Leone to have lockdown amid Ebola virus outbreak

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Authorities are ordering people in Sierra Leone to stay inside their homes for three days later this month as part of an effort to stop the spread of Ebola, which ha...

Turmoil keeps Senate control in play

Obama may be damaging ‘Democratic brand’