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Many Public Universities Arm Campus Police Officers

Many Public Universities Arm Campus Police Officers

January 27, 2015

By Mahita Gajanan Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) PITTSBURGH—Most public universities arm their campus police officers and are giving them full arrest powers, and private schools are quickly following...

Republican Party Will Test Christian Voters’ Clout

January 13, 2015

By David Lightman McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — The Christian right launched a host of Republican stars, from Pat Robertson’s surprising bid for the Republican presidential nomination...

Facebook introduces Amber Alerts

Facebook introduces Amber Alerts

January 13, 2015

By Tracey Lien Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Facebook is introducing Amber Alerts to its mobile and desktop platform, the social network announced on Tuesday. Amber Alerts, a broadcast emergency...

Romney 3.0? 10 reasons thats a huge challenge

Romney 3.0? 10 reasons that’s a huge challenge

January 13, 2015

By David Lightman McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON _ Mitt Romney has a lot more to worry about than Jeb Bush. Romney is moving toward a third presidential bid, and Bush's money and legion...

Although On-Demand Options Are Multiplying, Television Executives Still Lean On Programming Schedules

November 30, 2014

By Greg Braxton Los Angeles Times (TNS) Amanda Lotz can recall when she would look forward to the launch of a new TV season. Armed with a marker, she would scrutinize TV scheduling grids and entertainment...

How TV’s Age Of Exploration Took Off In A Huge Way

November 30, 2014

By Mary Mcnamara Los Angeles Times (TNS) Here are a few things that did not exist in American television 10 years ago: Binge-watching; recapping; scripted series on networks devoted to old movies,...

Driver On Phone Who Killed Bicyclist Gets Jail, Can Have Case Erased From Record

November 18, 2014

By Paul Walsh Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS) A plea agreement for a pickup truck driver who was making a cellphone banking transaction when he fatally struck a bicyclist with her daughters in southwestern...

US-China Climate Change Deal Already Facing Challenges

November 18, 2014

By Christi Parsons, Julie Makinen and Michael A. Memoli Tribune Washington Bureau BEIJING _ A landmark agreement on climate change between the U.S. and China, the world's top two polluting nations,...

After 2 Years, Judge Names Border Patrol Agent Who Shot Mexican Multiple Times In Back

November 18, 2014

By Tim Johnson McClatchy Foreign Staff MEXICO CITY _ A U.S. district court judge has released the name of a Border Patrol agent who pointed his firearm through the border fence that divides Mexico...

In Missing Students Case, Mexico Draws World Attention It Doesn’t Want

November 6, 2014

By Tim Johnson McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT) COCULA, Mexico — The clock ticks. A nation waits. More than a month after 43 student teachers went missing, a frantic search unfolds in the hills of western...

New Governor In Mexico’s Guerrero State Allegedly Had Role In 2001 Kidnapping

November 6, 2014

By Tim Johnson McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT) MEXICO CITY — Few dispute that the newly installed governor of Mexico’s Guerrero state has a radical past. The question is, just how radical? Supporters...

Canada Rethinks Security Laws After Attacks

Canada Rethinks Security Laws After Attacks

October 26, 2014

By W.J. Hennigan and Alexandra Zavis Los Angeles Times (MCT) OTTAWA, Canada — As U.S. military forces have engaged in more than a decade of war across the Middle East, America has found an unwavering...

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