Facing headwinds, President Barack Obama courts ‘real America’
By JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama talks with Rebekah Erler, of Minneapolis at Matts Bar before going to a town hall meeting at Minnehaha Park, Thursday, June 26, 2014, in…
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Film academy invites 271 to join in the Oscar vote
FILE – In this Sunday, March 2, 2014 file photo, Lupita Nyong’o arrives at the Oscars, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Two hundred seventy one people working in…
Oil price steady as investors eye Iraq conflict
By The Associated Press FILE – In this June 22, 2008 file photo, Iraqi police officers protecting oil installations secure an oil pipeline from the Rumailah refinery, north of Basra,…
Bishop to restore defrocked pastor’s credentials
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHAEL RUBINKAM ILE – In this June 20, 2014, file photo, Frank Schaefer, a United Methodist Church pastor who was defrocked for officiating his son Tim’s…
Is a college degree still worth it? Study says yes
By JOSEPH PISANI FILE – In this July 12, 2012 file photo, a student walks past Old Main on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pa. A…
Central African Republic at risk of genocide, says group
By PAUL SCHEMM In this May 23, 2014 picture, Fulani civilians gather in Bambari, Central African Republic. In a report released Tuesday June 24, 2014, the International Federation for Human…
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vienna amid Ukraine peace hopes
Austrian President Heinz Fischer, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a welcoming ceremony in front of the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald…
Experts: Kate Kelly Mormon excommunication ‘warns everybody’
By BRADY McCOMBS and MICHELLE L. PRICE Kate Kelly, founder of Ordain Women, checks messages of support and requests for interviews during a quiet moment at a bed and breakfast…