Watching Obama speech? Check out political dynamics
By NANCY BENAC The White House is promising a nontraditional address for President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union. But, no, don’t look for him to slow-jam Tuesday’s speech…
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Powerful US bomber flies over S. Korea as standoff deepens
By FOSTER KLUG and AHN YOUNG-JOON OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — A powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force…
A Cruz, Rubio battle over undecided Iowans intensifies
By STEVE PEOPLES and SCOTT BAUER CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are fighting for the favor of many of the same undecided voters across Iowa.…
Germany: More women come forward alleging New Year assaults
By FRANK JORDANS COLOGNE, www.whatsupkansascity.net ,Cascade Media Group, The Game Changer, The wave of the future, Whats Up Kansas City, latest news, twitter, @WhatsUpKCity (AP) — More women came forward…
Belgium: 2 suspected of plotting attacks arrested
By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Belgian authorities announced Tuesday they have arrested two men and seized military-type uniforms and Islamic State group propaganda in connection with a suspected plot to unleash holiday…
Prominent Putin foe may seek asylum in UK after new arrest
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and once Russia’s richest man, may seek asylum in Britain following the declaration in Moscow that he had been arrested…
Democrats grapple with Trump effect as primary draws near
By LISA LERER Months of intense focus on the Republican race — and front-runner Donald Trump — have reverberated through the Democratic field, prompting front-runner Hillary Clinton to turn her…
EU leaders vow ‘uncompromising fight’ against terrorism
JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Shocked by the bloody Paris attacks, European Union leaders on Friday vowed an “uncompromising fight against terrorism” and called for wide-ranging countermeasures ranging from beefed-up immigration controls to…