Clinton seeks distance from Obama on climate change issues
By JOSH LEDERMAN and KEN THOMAS Hillary Rodham Clinton is voicing opposition to President Barack Obama’s authorization for oil drilling in the Alaska Arctic and his delays on Keystone XL,…
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Trump wants money from Mideast countries supported by US
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is outlining a foreign policy in which the United States would put ground troops in the fight against Islamic State militants and demand money from…
Airliner with 54 aboard goes missing in eastern Indonesia
By NINIEK KARMINI An Indonesian airliner carrying 54 people went missing Sunday after losing contact with ground control during a short flight in bad weather in the country’s mountainous easternmost…
Japan emperor offers ‘remorse’ on WWII surrender anniversary
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Emperor Akihito expressed rare “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, a day…
Japanese leader Abe stops short of apology for World War II
By KEN MORITSUGU and MARI YAMAGUCHI Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan inflicted “immeasurable damage and suffering” on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of…
Top US diplomat flies to Cuba for new policy victory lap
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and BRADLEY KLAPPER www.whatsupkansascity.net, Cascade Media Group, The Game Changer, The wave of the future, Whats Up Kansas City, latest news, @WhatsUpKCity ,Instagram@ whatsupkansascity, Instagram@ cascademediagroup, Carlos…
After 2 nights of tension, a peaceful protest in Ferguson
By JIM SALTER Police outnumbered protesters along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Tuesday night, perhaps signaling the demonstrations around the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death are starting to fade.…
Clinton giving up server amid concerns about classified data
By KEN DILANIAN Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign casts her decision to turn over her personal email server to the Justice Department as cooperating with investigators. Her Republican critics suggest…