The archive of all headlines from June 17, 2015, organized by time of publication.
Former Florida governor tells New Hampshire crowd he is a candidate who ‘actually did things’ but limits attacks on Obama to president’s Isis strategy
The federal probe into whether the St. Louis baseball team hacked the Astros’ computer network to steal player information may represent a new level of cheating in sports.
A fifth-floor balcony collapsed during a late-night birthday celebration at an apartment complex near UC Berkeley. Seven others were injured. Five of those killed were visiting students from Ireland.
Former Florida governor takes lighthearted digs at pope and his brother during New Hampshire visit but limits attacks on Obama to president’s Isis strategy
Six students died and seven were injured when the structure gave way at the apartment complex, which opened in 2007.
Twenty-one of the 37 largest underground aquifers have passed their tipping points of sustainability, according to new satellite data that demonstrates how humans are taxing the world’s groundwater supply.
With the relationship between the Kremlin and the West growing more confrontational, a new arms race proceeds, though with less than Cold War vigor given Russia’s economic problems.
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Despite 21 Republican senators rejecting push to prevent future administrations from enacting Bush-era CIA torture programs, bipartisan amendment passes
A Florida archbishop will highlight the pope’s climate change message in the hope that it will resonate in particular with Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush.
Three engineers who visited the site on their own say there were clear signs that dry rot had eaten away at the wooden joists supporting the balcony.
Tsipras’s abrasive tone and accusations of ‘criminal conduct’ by IMF stokes more anger as EU officials prepare to gather at Luxembourg last chance saloon
Tsipras’s abrasive tone and accusations of ‘criminal conduct’ by IMF stokes more anger as EU officials prepare to gather at Luxembourg last chance saloon
Tsipras’s abrasive tone and accusations of ‘criminal conduct’ by IMF stokes more anger as EU officials prepare to gather at Luxembourg last chance saloon
Warriors too strong for Cavs in game six at the Quicken Loans Arena, clinching their first NBA title in 40 years as Andre Iguodala named series MVP
Warriors too strong for Cavs at Quicken Loans Arena, clinching first NBA title in 40 years as Iguodala named series MVP
If the Supreme Court upends President Obama’s health care law, Republicans fear the fallout could lead to election losses if millions of Americans abruptly found themselves without health insurance.
Austrian chancellor says he ‘stands by the Greek people’, as European Central Bank ponders whether to keep supporting the country’s banks
Central bank issues chilling warning that Greece could be thrown out of the European Union unless it reaches a deal fast
Yannis Stournaras tells Greek parliament failure to reach agreement on debt will probably lead to country’s exit from the euro and EU
Again and again the same pattern unfolds with another designated enemy to justify another US-led aerial bombing of another poor society with resources for the US-led corporate-money maw
‘I don’t get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinal or my pope’ says candidate as coal industry lobbyist calls on pontiff to promote fossil fuels
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‘I don’t get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinal or my pope’ says Catholic presidential contender
Metro’s central train control center is chronically understaffed, chaotic and filled with distractions, according to an unprecedented federal safety inspection of operations at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
If the Supreme Court upends President Obama’s health care law, Republicans fear the fallout could lead to election losses if millions of Americans abruptly found themselves without health insurance.
Metro’s central train control center is chronically understaffed, chaotic and filled with distractions, according to a federal safety inspection.
Jeb and George W. Bush are separated by nearly seven years and vastly different life experiences. Though they share the same political philosophy, they have never been personally close. George W. Bush, left, and Jeb Bush, play in front of their home in Midland, TX.
Jeb and George W. Bush are separated by nearly seven years and vastly different life experiences. Though they share the same political philosophy, they have never been personally close. George W. and Jeb Bush
Republicans fear election losses if the Supreme Court upends President Obama’s health care law and millions of Americans abruptly find themselves without health insurance.
The train system’s main control center is chronically understaffed, chaotic and filled with distractions, according to a federal safety inspection.
A decade ago the U.S. housing market was unquestionably too hot. Four years ago it was too cold. Now, nationwide home prices look relatively normal when compared with incomes, rents and other fundamentals.
Ash Carter said that only 7,000 soldiers have been trained, despite goal of 24,000 by fall, and recruiting Syrian rebels with ‘right mindset and ideology’ is also difficult
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The Federal Communications Commission levied its largest fine ever, accusing AT&T of slowing down Internet speeds for customers who had signed up for “unlimited” data plans.
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Another balcony at apartment complex in Berkeley is structurally compromised and has to be removed, city officials said a day after one collapsed, sending six people falling to their deaths.
House committee considering future of US airspace worries about unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) filming football games but silent on law enforcement use