Nation & World
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PublishedMarch 26, 2012
U.S. and allies discuss ‘non-lethal’ support for rebels in Syria
SEOUL, South Korea – Seeking to stem the violence in Syria, the U.S. and other key allies are considering providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other “non-lethal” assistance. President Obama discussed the potential aid options Sunday in a lengthy private meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both leaders are in […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Obama squeezes N. Korea to change, China to help
Trying to muscle North Korea toward peace over provocation, President Barack Obama is broadening his squeeze play from the heart of this tensely divided peninsula, pressuring China to show more influence and warning North Korea that it is headed toward a crippling "dead end" of isolation.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Afghans: U.S. paid $50,000 per death in shooting spree
The United States has paid the affected families $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed in last week's massacre of mostly women and children by a U.S. soldier.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Living with racism: ‘Don’t forget you’re black’
Trayvon Martin's killing heightens parents' fears that their black sons could be targets of bias.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
1998 report raised red flag at Penn State
A psychologist told police then that Jerry Sandusky's behavior suited the profile of a likely pedophile.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Soldier split Afghan massacre into two episodes, officials say
They believe Staff Sgt. Robert Bales returned to his base before heading out to kill more civilians.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Syrian troops meet fierce resistance
Government forces again shell rebellious regions in the central and northern parts of the country.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Many school systems’ test scores are suspect, newspaper reports
ATLANTA – Hundreds of school systems nationwide exhibit suspicious test scores that point to the possibility of cheating, according to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The newspaper examined test results for 70,000 public schools and found high concentrations of scores in school systems from coast to coast. The analysis doesn’t prove cheating. It reveals […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Program flaws may worsen TB in India
NEW DELHI – India’s inadequate government-run tuberculosis treatment programs and a lack of regulation of the sale of drugs that fight the disease are responsible for the spiraling number of drug-resistant cases that are difficult to treat, health activists said Friday. India adds an estimated 99,000 cases of drug-resistant TB every year, but only a […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Obama expected to push faster nuclear lockdown at summit
The president arrives in South Korea for three days of diplomacy at a meeting of world leaders.
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