An American teenager who survived a small plane crash, then managed to find her way off a rugged Washington mountainside, finally made it home just as word came that searchers had located wreckage in the area where she emerged from the woods. Aerial searchers reported spotting wreckage, but crews were not able to reach the heavily […]readmore
If the newly-reached accord between Iran and major world powers works as designed, it will keep Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon for the next decade and beyond. Some analysts say another way to judge the deal reached Tuesday in Vienna is whether it keeps Arab governments, many of whom view Iran as a main […]readmore
AUREL, MARYLAND—A U.S. spacecraft sailed past the tiny planet Pluto in the most distant reaches of the solar system on Tuesday, capping a journey of 3 billion miles (4.88 billion km) that began nine-and-a-half years ago. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft passed by the ice-and-rock planetoid and its entourage of five moons at 7:49 a.m. Eastern (1149 […]readmore
LONDON—Greece’s government on Tuesday submitted tough new bailout legislation to parliament, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pressing lawmakers to support reforms demanded by European creditors in exchange for badly needed cash. The bill specifies new taxes, pension reforms, tighter supervision of government finances and the sell-off of 50 billion euros’ worth of public sector assets. […]readmore
Senior U.S. senators wary of ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran warned Sunday that President Barack Obama could face stiff congressional opposition to any final deal between Western powers and Tehran. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been leading a U.S. delegation at the Vienna talks, and officials say «major issues» remained as late as […]readmore
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker joined the crowded field seeking the Republican Party’s 2016 U.S. presidential nomination on Monday, saying he is in the race to «fight and win for the American people.» The 47-year-old Walker is the 15th candidate in the Republican contest. Political surveys show him among the top Republicans seeking the nomination, with […]readmore
Iraq announced Monday the start of an offensive to recapture its western Anbar province from Islamic State militants who control large areas including the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah. The televised statement said the operation included Iraqi troops as well as Shi’ite and Sunni fighters. Iraq’s government has made Anbar a priority since the Islamic […]readmore
VIENNA—Hours are left before the deadline in the Iran nuclear talks is set to expire, with waning hope that the U.S. and its partner countries will reach a deal Monday. The American diplomatic delegation in the Austrian capital divulged little information throughout the day. But back in Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said “genuine […]readmore
WASHINGTON—Whether millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States could apply for temporary legal status will depend on the ruling of a federal appeals court in New Orleans, which will hear the case about an executive order by President Barack Obama on Friday. The day before the court hearing, immigration rights groups held a town […]readmore
An honor guard from the South Carolina Highway Patrol has taken down the Civil War-era Confederate flag that has flown on the grounds of the southern U.S. state Capitol for more than 50 years. The move comes three weeks after the racially inspired murders of nine African American church members in Charleston, South Carolina. A […]readmore