World Oct 13 Investigators conclude Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down by Russian missile Dutch investigators have concluded that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile from a rebel-held area in Ukraine last year.
World Oct 12 Zimbabwe will not charge U.S. dentist who killed Cecil the lion James Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who admitted to killing Cecil the lion, will no longer face extradition to Zimbabwe, an environment minister said Monday.
Nation Oct 12 California bans public schools from using 'Redskins' name California became the first U.S. state to ban "Redskins" as a team name or mascot on Sunday, a word many consider to be a slur.
World Oct 09 Death toll during recent hajj pilgrimage worst on record A new tally raised the death toll of the stampede last month near Mecca, Saudi Arabia to at least 1,453 people, making it the deadliest disaster in the history of the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Nation Oct 09 Shooting at Northern Arizona University leaves 1 dead, 3 injured A gunman opened fire nearby a dormitory at Northern Arizona University early Friday morning, killing one person and wounding three others, Flagstaff school officials said.
World Oct 09 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Tunisian mediators for aiding country's transition to democracy The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its role in the building of a pluralistic democracy" in the country following the Jasmine Revolution in 2011.
Nation Oct 08 Instead of a 'dislike' button, Facebook tests new set of reaction emojis Facebook announced Thursday that it will test six new reaction emojis that express a range of emotions beyond the social network's iconic "like" button.
Nation Oct 05 Hurricane sank U.S. cargo ship; one body recovered U.S. Coast Guard officials announced Monday that Hurricane Joaquin had sunk the American cargo ship that went missing near Crooked Island in the Bahamas last week.
World Oct 05 Agreement on Trans-Pacific trade deal reached WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is heralding an agreement on an ambitious Pacific Rim trade pact that he says “reflects America’s values” and gives U.S. workers a fair shot at success.
Nation Oct 02 Pope Francis personally arranged meeting with gay couple The Vatican on Friday said Pope Francis’ “only real audience” while visiting Washington, D.C. was a former student and his family. Turns out, that audience was a gay couple.