WASHINGTON (AP) – There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than to accidental air crashes for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally. There were only eight accidental airline crashes last year accounting for 161 passenger and crew deaths – the fewest crashes and deaths since…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense officials say a number of U.S. special operations troops have been killed or wounded in fighting in southern Afghanistan. The fighting Tuesday against the Taliban was near the city of Marja in Helmand province, where the Taliban has made recent gains. Details on the battle and the number wounded or killed…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is making good on his pledge to politicize gun violence. Obama’s gun control executive actions have pushed the contentious issue to the forefront of the 2016 presidential campaign, just as candidates start the sprint to the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses. While Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on the…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is proposing a new initiative directed at boosting autism screening, treatment and research. Her plan, which will be unveiled Tuesday as part of her two-day campaign tour through Iowa, was previewed in a statement. According to the campaign, Clinton’s plan will push states to require private insurers…
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner says he would sign legislation allowing voters to recall the mayor of Chicago, but he says the law wouldn’t apply to Rahm Emanuel. Rauner said Monday he hasn’t studied the measure introduced by Democratic state Rep. LaShawn Ford. But he says based on what he’s been told…
Obama is expected to sign off on a package of proposals aimed at curbing gun violence and cracking down on unregulated gun sales
The figures suggest that the troubles weighing on manufacturers last year will likely continue into 2016
