Category Archives: World
WHY IT MATTERS: Health Care
WASHINGTON - THE ISSUE: About 9 in 10 Americans now have health insurance, more than at any time in history. But progress is incomplete, and the future far from certain. Millions remain uninsured. Qua...
Aug 11, 2016
Turkish jets attack PKK in northern Iraq after attacks
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish jets raided suspected Kurdish rebel targets across the border in northern Iraq, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Thursday, following a wave of attacks that killed...
Aug 11, 2016
WHY IT MATTERS: All will be touched by choice in November
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump offer voters distinct choices this fall on issues that shape everyday lives. Actual ideas are in play, as difficult as it can be to see them through the s...
Aug 11, 2016
Man scales facade of Trump Tower; police grab him
NEW YORK - A man seeking “a private audience” with Donald Trump spent hours scaling the glass facade of Trump Tower using large suction cups before police officers grabbed him and hauled h...
Aug 11, 2016
Source: Boy was decapitated on waterslide at Kansas park
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The 10-year-old boy killed during a ride on the world’s tallest waterslide was decapitated in the accident, a person familiar with the investigation said. Authorities have ye...
Aug 11, 2016
Apartment fire kills 2 despite 'very heroic' rescue efforts
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Two people died, dozens were injured and others were unaccounted for after a massive explosion and fire at an apartment complex outside the nation’s capital, authorities sai...
Aug 10, 2016
Tribes, Oklahoma reach deal on water rights dispute
OKLAHOMA CITY - An agreement that settles longstanding lawsuits involving water rights in the historic treaty territories of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in south central and southeastern Oklahom...
Aug 10, 2016
Protesters march in downtown Dallas despite chief's request
DALLAS - A small group of demonstrators took to the streets in downtown Dallas on Wednesday night to protest police use of force against black people, despite the police chief’s request that the...
Aug 10, 2016
Police grab man climbing Trump Tower in New York City
NEW YORK - A man who wanted an “audience” with Donald Trump spent three hours scaling the glass facade of Trump Tower on Wednesday using large suction cups, climbing as high as the 21st fl...
Aug 10, 2016
Shifting tone, Trump entertains the notion he could lose
ORLANDO, Fla. - Straying from his trademark bravado, Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that his presidential campaign is facing challenges and could ultimately fall short - a rare expression of humil...
Aug 10, 2016
