The enduring lesson for a post-9/11 world: America’s work force plays a crucial role in preventing potential terror attacks.
Debt mess shows Washington’s awful side
Even if a bitterly divided Congress and President Barack Obama avoid a U.S. debt default by striking a last-second deal, as all sides expect, plenty of damage has been done.
Authorities examine body of girl killed in 1957
The body was exhumed weeks after authorities announced they’d arrested a Seattle man and charged him with murder in the death of the girl, who was abducted by a man as she played outside her home in Sycamore in December 1957.
North Korea predicts new nuclear arms race
Sin Son Ho told a General Assembly meeting that if “the largest nuclear weapon state” — a reference to the United States — wants to stop the spread of nuclear weapons “it should show its good example by negotiating the Treaty of Abolishing Nuclear Weapons.”
Norway victim’s father recounts last words
Norwegian police on Tuesday began releasing the names of those killed in last week’s bomb blast and massacre at a Labor Party youth camp, an announcement likely to bring new collective grief to an already reeling nation.
Aid workers rush to help East Africa’s hungry
Officials warn that 800,000 children could die across the Horn of Africa. Aid workers are rushing to bring help to dangerous and previously unreached regions of drought-ravaged Somalia.
Norway attacks shock, disgust Europe
A massive bombing Friday in the heart of Oslo was followed by a horrific shooting spree on an island hosting a youth retreat for the prime minister’s center-left party. The same man, a Norwegian with reported Christian fundamentalist, anti-Muslim views, was suspected in both attacks.
Heat from Midwest to NY not taking weekend off
The National Weather Service warning of excessive heat in several states predicts “oppressive heat” with temperatures at least in the 90s.
End of Minn. shutdown brings relief, frustration
Minnesota’s state government shutdown ended Wednesday after 20 days, millions in lost revenue and frustration on the part of residents and politicians.
Retailers to bring fresh produce to many without
Wal-Mart and other retailers announced a plan over the next five years to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without easy access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods.
Minnesota Somali pleads guilty to terror charge
Omer Abdi Mohamed, 26, of St. Anthony pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, specifically admitting that he helped provide people in a conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim people in a foreign country.
Heat wave hardest on poorest communities
In towns large and small, the withering heat was cruelest to those who could not afford air conditioning.
MillerCoors becomes casualty of Minnesota shutdown
Without a renewed license, MillerCoors products will disappear from Minnesota.
Ireland unveils new report on Catholic child abuse
The report is a state fact-finding probe about how church leaders protected their reputation for decades.
Strong earthquake rocks northeastern Japan
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit Japan’s northeastern coast on Sunday, prompting a tsunami warning for the area still recovering from a devastating quake and killer wave four months ago. Residents in coastal areas were warned to evacuate, but no damage was reported immediately afterward.