Politics Aug 12 Former President Jimmy Carter says recent liver surgery revealed cancer Former President Jimmy Carter announced today that a liver surgery revealed the presence of cancer.
Nation Aug 12 Uggie, dynamic dog star of ‘The Artist,’ dies at age 13 Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who starred as the lovable sidekick to a fading silent movie star in “The Artist,” was euthanized in Los Angeles on Friday after a battle with prostate cancer, TMZ first reported this week.
World Aug 10 Assailant detained in attack on U.S. consulate in Turkey Two women shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday, and one was later captured after both fled the scene.
Nation Aug 10 Shots fired after Ferguson protests mark one-year anniversary St. Louis police officers shot and critically wounded a man who fired at them in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday night, following day-long peaceful protests marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police…
Nation Aug 09 Football hall-of-famer Frank Gifford dies at 84 Pro football hall-of-famer and sports broadcaster Frank Gifford has died of natural causes at his home in Connecticut, his family said on Sunday. He was 84.
Nation Aug 08 After the verdict: Jurors, families react to James Holmes’s life sentence Family members and others respond to a jury's decision to sentence James Holmes to life in prison without the possibility of parole rather than the death penalty.
Nation Aug 08 American super swimmer Ledecky sweeps competition, sets new records American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her fourth individual gold medal on Saturday in Russia, becoming the first woman to sweep four individual golds at the world championships.
Nation Aug 07 Update: Colorado theater shooter Holmes sentenced to life in prison Colorado theater shooter James Holmes was sentenced Friday to a life term with no parole. The jury considered sentencing Holmes to the death penalty, but their decision was not unanimous, meaning he receives an automatic life sentence instead.
World Aug 05 Malaysia’s leader confirms wing fragment from missing MH370 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Wednesday that experts in France have confirmed that the wing fragment found last week is from the missing Malaysia Arlines that disappeared last year, the Associated Press is reporting.
Nation Aug 02 How Google is addressing the tech industry’s diversity problem To promote diversity in the tech industry, non-profit All Start Code has partnered with Google in an effort to address the opportunity gap for young men of color by training a new generation of coders.