The archive of all headlines from September 29, 2015, organized by time of publication.
Obama and Putin trade bitter accusations on the world's highest diplomatic stage as they seek to build international support for their competing approaches to battling terrorists and ending the civil war in Syria. L.A. Now
Obama and Putin trade bitter accusations on the world's highest diplomatic stage as they seek to build international support for their competing approaches to battling terrorists and ending the civil war in Syria. National Politics
Obama and Putin trade bitter accusations on the world's highest diplomatic stage as they seek to build international support for their competing approaches to battling terrorists and ending the civil war in Syria. L.A. Now
Presidents Obama and Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke bluntly in front of the General Assembly before meeting privately. They essentially blamed each other for the Syrian war and the refugee crisis it helped spawn.
Russian leader more conciliatory after speeches in which he applauds Assad regime while Barack Obama condemns ‘might makes right’ doctrine
Russian leader more conciliatory after speeches in which he applauds Assad regime while Barack Obama condemns ‘might makes right’ doctrine
Beyond the verbal jousting, Presidents Obama and Vladimir V. Putin played diplomatic poker, each trying to maneuver the other into shifting his position on Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad.
ISIS Terror
It took nature millions of years to figure out how to turn energy from the sun into chemical energy. It took Peidong Yang, a chemist at UC Berkeley, about 10 years to accomplish a similar feat with the help of semiconductor nanowires and bacteria. Middle East
It took nature millions of years to figure out how to turn energy from the sun into chemical energy. It took Peidong Yang, a chemist at UC Berkeley, about 10 years to accomplish a similar feat with the help of semiconductor nanowires and bacteria.MacArthur 'genius' grant to 'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and 23 others
Beyond the verbal jousting at the United Nations, Presidents Obama and Vladimir V. Putin each tried to maneuver the other into shifting his position on Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad.
A day after the Taliban seized control of Kunduz, a counterattack was underway, but ground forces were delayed by ambushes and roadside bombs, officials said. U.S. forces carried out an airstrike outside the city.
With thousands of homes burned and at least a half-dozen people dead, 2015 is already shaping up to be one of California's most challenging fire seasons. Science Now
A day after the Taliban seized control of Kunduz, a counterattack was underway, but ground forces were delayed by ambushes and roadside bombs, officials said. U.S. forces carried out an airstrike outside the city.
After a spate liberal decisions on gay marriage and Obamacare, experts predict the court’s conservative majority will reassert itself ahead of the 2016 election
With thousands of homes burned and at least a half-dozen people dead, 2015 is already shaping up to be one of California's most challenging fire seasons. World
Lethal Injection
Increasingly, the rest of the world is testing where the president's boundaries lie. Some see the U.S. as retreating and leaving room for other big state players to assert themselves. LOCAL
The U.S. isn't afraid to use its military, Obama tells other leaders, but it also won't swoop in to solve problems that people of a country or region aren't willing to try to solve themselves. National Politics
The U.S. isn't afraid to use its military, Obama tells other leaders, but it also won't swoop in to solve problems that people of a country or region aren't willing to try to solve themselves.United Nations summit seeks to counter Islamic State
Cecile Richards defends her organization's ethics and the legality of its work during a hearing on Capitol Hill over its use of federal funds. World
Pope writes to Georgia board of pardons and paroles in case of Kelly Renee Gissendaner, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7pm on Tuesday
Cecile Richards defends her organization's ethics and the legality of its work during a hearing on Capitol Hill over its use of federal funds. CALIFORNIA
Kelly Renee Gissendaner is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7pm, and still has legal challenges pending before court of appeals and US supreme court
The repair will involve a software update, but the fix will not apply to vehicles sold here, because they will have to meet stricter emissions standards.Volkswagen dealers paralyzed by emissions scandal
A day after the Taliban seized control of Kunduz, most of the government reinforcements gathering for a counterattack appeared to be delayed on the roads to the city by ambushes and roadside bombs, local officials said.
A day after the Taliban seized control of Kunduz, most of the government reinforcements gathering for a counterattack appeared to be delayed on the roads to the city by ambushes and roadside bombs, local officials said.
As a promised counterattack appeared to fall apart, President Ashraf Ghani’s government sought to assure the Afghan public that the effort to retake the city from the Taliban would succeed.