The vice presidential debate this week highlighted the backup role to commander in chief, but there’s a line of succession to the powers and duties that goes well beyond that. The Founding Fathers initially struggled
A motorist shot during an encounter with South Carolina deputies over a Hurricane Matthew evacuation route has died. Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner George Oliver says 35-year-old Lucas M. Felkel of Moncks Corner died Wednesday
New Jersey Transit implemented a new rule Thursday for pulling into two of its stations a week after one of its commuter trains crashed into a terminal, killing a woman on the platform and injuring
Myanmar jails tourist for unplugging speakers relaying sermon 6 October 2016 From the section Asia Image copyright AP Image caption Klaas Haytema is the latest foreigner to fall foul of Myanmar’s strict laws protecting Buddhist
UN Security Council formally nominates Guterres to be next chief 6 October 2016 From the section World The UN Security Council has unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next secretary
A new poll measuring President Barack Obama’s approval rating shows just why Hillary Clinton‘s campaign views him as a major asset going into the final month of the election. According to a CNN/ORC poll conducted
Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery was 1 cent lower at $4.04 a bushel; December corn was 1 cent lower at $3.4660 bushel;
Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton were recovering Thursday morning, a day after they fell sharply on news that one of its contractors was arrested for stealing classified information from the National Security Agency. Wall Street
Police say a St. Louis County police officer and a suspect have been critically injured in an exchange of gunfire. Officers responded to a disturbance call just after 5 a.m. Thursday at a home in
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week felt to the lowest level since mid-April, another sign that workers are enjoying job security despite sluggish economic growth. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday
