Obama plans to create world’s largest marine protected area
By KEVIN FREKING President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating a safe zone for tuna, sea turtles and thousands of other species in…
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Under heavy security, Catholic pilgrims visit Lourdes shrine
By IAIN SULLIVAN and ANGELA CHARLTON Catholic pilgrims from around the world, many sick or disabled, converged Monday at a shrine in the French town of Lourdes under exceptional security…
DNC creates board to study cybersecurity
The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (All times EDT): 5:19 p.m. The Democratic National Committee is creating an advisory board on cybersecurity in the aftermath of an embarrassing email…
Delta cancels more flights in wake of computer-system outage
By DAVID KOENIG Travelers on Delta Air Lines endured hundreds more canceled and delayed flights on Tuesday as the carrier slogged through day two of its recovery from a global…
Clinton to nation: It’s a ‘moment of reckoning’
By LISA LERER Hillary Clinton capped a four-day convention celebration with a plea for national unity and tolerance. Now, one of the most divisive and distrusted figures in American politics…
World-class Mexican Museum being built in San Francisco
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ San Francisco is getting another cultural treasure — a world-class museum to showcase the largest collection of Mexican and Latino art in the nation. A dedication…
Palestinian kills Israeli, wounds family in West Bank attack
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and IAN DEITCH A Palestinian gunman ambushed a family traveling in a car in the West Bank on Friday, killing an Israeli man and wounding his wife…
41 dead in Istanbul airport attack; Turkish govt blames IS
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY, SUZAN FRASER and DOMINIQUE SOGUEL Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded hundreds at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, apparently targeting Turkey’s crucial…