Nation Nov 01 Fred Thompson, former U.S. senator and actor, dies at 73 Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate, as well as a film and television actor, died Sunday, his family said.
World Oct 30 British resident Shaker Aamer released from Guantanamo prison Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, was released to the UK on Friday after being detained for 13 years.
Politics Oct 27 Obama honors U.S. women’s soccer team for World Cup victory WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama honored the U. S. women's soccer team for their victory in the 2015 World Cup.
World Oct 24 Hurricane Patricia fades to tropical depression after crashing into Mexico Hurricane Patricia toppled trees and battered buildings after crashing into western Mexico Friday evening, but the Category 5 storm, which was briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere, skirted major cities and caused much less…
World Oct 22 Pentagon: 1 U.S. service member killed in Iraq hostage rescue The U.S. military helped Kurdish forces in northern Iraq free dozens of Kurdish captives held by Islamic State (ISIL) militants, and one American service member was killed in the rescue operation, the Pentagon said Thursday.
World Oct 21 Syrian leader Assad visits Russia, Turkey wishes he would stay Syrian President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to personally thank Russian President Vladimir Putin for his military support.
World Oct 20 Meet Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau, head of Canada’s Liberal Party, swept into power on Monday in a stunning defeat to the decade-long conservative leadership of Stephen Harper.
World Oct 19 New restrictions thwart thousands of migrants at borders Efforts by countries in the Balkans to seal their borders or otherwise regulate the flow of migrants have created a backlog of thousands of people trying to make the journey into Europe, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday.
World Oct 18 Israel approves ‘stop and frisk’ policy amid new violence In an effort to curb a rash of deadly stabbings, the Israeli Cabinet authorized the police on Sunday to 'stop and frisk' individuals on the street, even if there is no indication they are armed.
Politics Oct 13 Here’s a minute-by-minute breakdown of the first Democratic presidential debate Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is giving no inkling of which Democratic presidential candidate he plans to support, calling the participants in Tuesday's debate "five of my friends."…