New Battle Ground for Gay Rights in Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — After a drawn-out showdown between Houston’s popular lesbian mayor and a coalition of conservative pastors, voters in the nation’s fourth-largest city will…
October 2015
Sheriff Conducts Secret Investigation
PHOENIX (AP) — Weeks after a court-ordered overhaul of his office, an Arizona sheriff with a reputation for retaliation received a fax that critics say…
Hurricane Sweeps Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Drenching storms that the remnants of Hurricane Patricia dragged into Texas finally cleared Sunday without leaving behind the death or devastation of…
Hurricane Patricia Aftermath in Mexico
EL REBALSE, Mexico (AP) — The town square in El Rebalse is now an island amid Hurricane Patricia’sfloodwaters, a place for Maria Santana Vazquez and her…
Mormon Leader to Speak at Conservative Conference
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A top Mormon leader is set to deliver the keynote speech Tuesday at the opening of a conservative conference that…
Resucue Efforts Continue From Afghanistan Earthquake
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan intensified rescue and relief operations Tuesday in rugged, earthquake-affected areas as the death toll rose…
Surviving a Tsunami
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bracing for a tsunami like the one that devastated Japanese communities during a 2011 mega-earthquake, coastal communities from British Columbia to…
Mideast Iran Expression Crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two Iranian poets jailed for their work and sentenced to 99 lashes apiece for shaking hands with members of…
Results of Polish Elections
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — With the election of a right-wing and Euroskeptic party, Poland is expected to become a more inward-looking country, and one less…
Processed Meats Cause Cancer
PARIS (AP) — Bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts are under fire: The World Health Organization threw its global weight behind years of experts’ warnings…
