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Here’s what you need to know about the Diversity Visa Lottery Program

From Romania to Nepal, they call it the “golden ticket,” a diversity visa lottery that offers citizens of countries with low immigration rates a chance to come to the United States. ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fed leaves key rate unchanged but hints at future hikes

WASHINGTON – With a new Federal Reserve leader about to be announced, the Fed is keeping its key interest rate unchanged. But it is hinting that it’s preparing to resume raising rates as the...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pakistani bride kills 17 in botched plot to kill husband

MULTAN, Pakistan – Pakistani police arrested a newly married woman on murder charges after she allegedly poisoned her husband’s milk and it inadvertently killed 17 other people in a remote v...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Facebook says security investments will affect profitability

Profit soars 79 percent in 3rd quarter

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House GOP’s evolving tax bill leaves retirement plan intact

WASHINGTON – House Republicans would leave intact current tax rules on retirement accounts popular with middle class Americans and maintain a top income tax rate for million-dollar earners a...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navy recommends sweeping changes after ship collisions

WASHINGTON – U.S. Navy leaders are recommending a sweeping list of changes in sailor training, crew requirements and safety procedures to address systemic problems across the Pacific fleet t...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Acquaintances say bike path suspect was argumentative, angry

NEW YORK – Some saw him as disagreeable and argumentative, others as quiet and prayerful. He was said to be hardworking but also seemed to simmer with disillusionment over financial and care...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UK town to burn Harvey Weinstein in effigy on Bonfire Night

LONDON – A British town plans to burn a 36-foot effigy of Harvey Weinstein at its annual Bonfire Night celebrations. Each year the Edenbridge Bonfire Society chooses a well-known ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. auto sales fall even with strong sales of SUVs and trucks

DETROIT – Increased demand from rental car companies, strong truck and SUV sales, and recovery from hurricanes in Florida and Texas weren’t enough to push U.S. auto sales into positive terri...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Women rescued by Navy defend their account of ordeal at sea

HONOLULU – Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot waves and near hurricane-force ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House OKs bill to speed logging to combat wildfires

WASHINGTON – Responding to deadly wildfires in California and the West, House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill to allow faster approval for logging and other actions to reduce the risk...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Defector: U.S. strike would trigger automatic North Korean retaliation

WASHINGTON – A high-ranking North Korean defector told a congressional hearing Wednesday that a pre-emptive U.S. military strike on the country would trigger automatic retaliation, with the ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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