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Obama wildlife trafficking plan may also boost security

YoopyaJul 3, 2013July 4, 20240

(Reuters) – A White House plan to curb illegal trafficking in rhino horn, elephant tusks and body parts from other endangered wildlife could have the

Arizona fire investigators look at what went wrong

YoopyaJul 3, 2013August 4, 20240

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Three days after 19 firefighters perished in a wildfire, questions over what exactly went wrong loomed largest. Investigators from across the

Judge allows school records in Zimmerman trial

YoopyaJul 3, 2013August 4, 20240

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday presented evidence about George Zimmerman’s work in a college criminal justice course, which they say shows the neighborhood

White House delays key element of health care law

YoopyaJul 3, 2013August 4, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care law, hailed as his most significant legislative achievement, seems to be losing much of its sweep. On

Obama leery of intervention in Mideast

YoopyaJul 3, 2013August 4, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — From Egypt to Syria to Iraq and beyond, the Obama administration is determined to show it will only go so far to

Texas House committee approves abortion rules

YoopyaJul 3, 2013August 4, 20240

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans voted early Wednesday to move forward with new abortion restrictions, after limiting testimony at a public hearing, refusing to

What’s a little spying among friends?

YoopyaJul 2, 2013August 4, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama had a simple answer to European outrage over new allegations that the U.S. spies on its allies: The Europeans

Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial

YoopyaJul 2, 2013August 4, 20240

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican predecessor President George W. Bush found common ground in Africa on Tuesday, honoring

GOP fault lines emerging on social issues

YoopyaJul 2, 2013August 4, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pivotal developments on two cultural issues – immigration reform and gay marriage – offer an early preview of potential fault lines among

Records: Archbishop paid problem priests to leave

YoopyaJul 2, 2013February 27, 20230

The archbishop of Milwaukee wrote a letter in 2003 to the Vatican office overseeing clergy sex abuse cases begging it to remove a priest who