By MICHELLE L. PRICE (WENDOVER, Utah, AP) — A small city of tents, trailers and thousands of visitors appears almost every August in the Utah desert to watch cars, motorcycles… Read more »
Category: National News
Kerry: Agreement on Iran issue only alternative to force
By DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE (WASHINGTON, AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that if Congress disapproves of the Iranian nuclear deal, it will undermine President Barack Obama’s… Read more »
Police: Theater gunman was ‘drifter’ who planned to escape
By MELINDA DESLATTE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (LAFAYETTE, La., AP) — The movie theater gunman who stood up about 20 minutes into the showing of “Trainwreck” and began firing into the crowd,… Read more »
Desert city capitalizes as highway collapse diverts drivers
By ASTRID GALVAN (TUCSON, Ariz., AP) — Yvonne Peach was up late posting a new special on the website for her historic Yuma hotel. The deal — $159 for two… Read more »
Doctors say teen’s HIV in check for 12 years without drugs
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE An 18-year-old French teen born with the AIDS virus has had her infection under control and nearly undetectable despite stopping treatment 12 years ago — an unprecedented… Read more »
GOP bill would undermine auto, rail safety regulations
By JOAN LOWY and TOM KRISHER (WASHINGTON, AP) — At a time of record auto recalls and high-profile train wrecks, Republicans are working on legislation to roll back safety regulation… Read more »
5 Things to know about the House-Senate No Child rewrites
By JENNIFER C. KERR (WASHINGTON, AP) — No one thinks it’ll be easy, but the House and Senate are embarking on negotiations to merge two differing education bills that would… Read more »
How did gunman go from typical suburban life to attack?
By LUCAS L. JOHNSON KATHLEEN FOODY (CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., AP) — Counterterrorism investigators are trying to figure out why a 24-year-old Kuwait-born man who by many accounts seemingly lived a typical life… Read more »
Senate to vote on revision to No Child education law
By JENNIFER C. KERR (WASHINGTON, AP) — The nation’s main education law, long overdue for an overhaul, is headed for a major revision in the Senate. Lawmakers plan to vote… Read more »
Lots of speculation, few clues about mysterious beach blast
By AMY ANTHONY (PROVIDENCE, R.I., AP) — A loud boom that knocked a Rhode Island beachgoer out of her chair is still a mystery days later, and with no evidence… Read more »