A 16-year hunt: the search for a US soldier who deserted
From AP Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Smith left his wife and three children in Texas for a deployment to Afghanistan. He was ready to return home, ready to go to war. But when the…
Horoscope for Wednesday, May 2, 2018
ARIES April 21 to May 21 You are going to have a tough time with someone who believes in you a bit too much. Your optimistic way of thinking is giving it away, but…
China claims its authoritarian one-party system is a democracy — and one that works better than the US
The country’s rulers have made the accusation before. Now, they’re defending their system in response to Donald Trump’s criticism of the way it operates China claims its authoritarian one-party system is a democracy –…
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to donate $3.4bn to ‘end extreme poverty’
Image copyright AFP Image caption The new grants will be split into a wide range of areas Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are to invest as much as $3.4…
Colorado officials plan to go after DU turkeys for ruining Vail with their poop
If it’s anywhere near the Vail Mountain Resort, it’ll have to go. Lucky for you, we have the perfect course in mind for when that special someone, who’s really not dependable (but has some…
NYC Fertility Study: 1 In 5 American Babies Born to Single Women could Be Teens Born to Single Fathers
(At right) National Intelligence Director Dan Coats and his staff hold copies of a new national intelligence estimate on climate change from across the nation’s intelligence community. Defense 1 Command Site – Prince William…
Colombia’s indigenous communities face environmental disaster
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Members of the Quechua indigenous tribe in northeastern Colombia won’t allow garbage to be dumped in their land As Cesar Lara and his team were burying a whole pine…
We’ve got time to protect our natural beauty and climate. Now
Don’t let the size fool you. America’s two lead researchers on climate change at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are giving their colleagues the cold shoulder, staging “do-or-die” talks that promise a revolution…
China faces another US strike, Mike Pence says
Blinken doubled down on China warning. “If China determines this is necessary, it will have terrible consequences,” he said. Blinken — the most senior U.S. diplomat to travel to China — declined to give…
Top Navy SEAL Team 8 member killed in ‘incursion’ training accident
A Navy SEAL Team 8 member who died during a training accident at Camp Atterbury in Indiana was identified as 35-year-old Cpl. Andrew Stover. The Naval Special Warfare Development Group, or SEAL Team 8,…