Obama: Iran deal builds on diplomacy that won Cold War

Obama: Iran deal builds on diplomacy that won Cold War
Biden reportedly considered resigning as VP after son's death
Experts start examining wing piece that may be from MH370
Special Report: Multitude of local authorities soak Illinois homeowners in taxes
California governor challenges GOP candidates on climate change
Florida triple murder may have been ritualistic killing: police
Debate field is set: Trump, Bush in; Santorum, Fiorina out
Dems hit Bush after comments on funding for women's health
Christie vows GOP 'not going to be backed into a corner' in Planned Parenthood fight

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 10:34 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama argued Wednesday that the Iran nuclear accord builds on an American tradition of "strong, principled diplomacy" with adversaries, including the former Soviet Union. He linked those who oppose the pact to politicians who pushed for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Biden reportedly considered resigning as VP after son's death

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Experts start examining wing piece that may be from MH370

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 07:38 AM PDT

BALMA, France (AP) — French and Malaysian experts on Wednesday began examining an airplane wing fragment that could offer the first tangible clue about the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished more than a year ago with 239 people aboard.

Special Report: Multitude of local authorities soak Illinois homeowners in taxes

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 06:03 AM PDT

The 53-year-old insurance manager gets a real estate tax bill for 20 different local government authorities and a total payout of about $7,000 in 2014. Then there is Wauconda Road and Bridge, not to be confused with Road and Bridge, Wauconda Gravel, or with Wauconda Special Road Improvement and Gravel unit – all three of which have imposed separate taxes on her and the village's other homeowners.

California governor challenges GOP candidates on climate change

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 07:30 AM PDT

The letter, sent a day ahead of the Republican primary debate in Cleveland, attributed California's raging wildfires and years-long drought to global warming caused by human activity, a theory generally rejected by the Republican Party. Brown recently enacted an aggressive plan to cut California's greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030. Last month, he urged governors and mayors at a Vatican conference to "fight the propaganda" of big business interests that deny that climate change is human induced.

Florida triple murder may have been ritualistic killing: police

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 08:42 PM PDT

The victims, identified as Voncile Smith, 77, John William Smith, 49, and Richard Thomas Smith, 47, were found dead on Friday, three days after police believe someone the family knew entered the home and killed them as part of a witchcraft ritual. "The elements of this case are odd, at best," Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan told a news conference. All three victims had their throats slit and were bludgeoned with what was believed to be a claw hammer, Morgan said, and Richard Thomas Smith, a Department of Homeland Security employee, was also shot in the head, perhaps to incapacitate him before the murders.

Debate field is set: Trump, Bush in; Santorum, Fiorina out

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:27 PM PDT

Fox News has named the Republican candidates who will take part in Thursday night's debate.

Dems hit Bush after comments on funding for women's health

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 06:54 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush vowed Tuesday to cut off federal funding for Planned Parenthood if elected to the White House, but drew immediate fire from Democrats for adding, "I'm not sure we need half a billion dollars for women's health issues."