Iran coal mine explosion kills 21: state media
An explosion in a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday killed at least 21 workers and injured scores,...
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A long and luminous evening of opera lives up to expectations
By Anne Midgette Joyce DiDonato’s star turn in ‘Ariodante’ is as good as everyone hoped it would be. …read...
For coal miner’s widow, spending bill brings ‘big relief’
By USATODAY This week, Congress is expected to pass a spending bill that will shore up the health insurance...
IS attack kills dozens at Syria camp
A jihadist assault led by suicide bombers killed dozens Tuesday at a camp for the displaced near Syria’s border...
WNO loses top administrator
By Anne Midgette The Washington National Opera’s executive director will step down, after a long period of relative stability....
May Day rallying cry: ‘People united will never be defeated’
By USA TODAY Demonstrators in the U.S. and across the world take to the streets on Monday. …read more...
Police: Paramedic, civilian shot in Dallas neighborhood
A suspect opened fire on a paramedic while the paramedic was treating a civilian with a gunshot wound Monday...
Quake on Canada-Alaska border jolts faraway lawmakers awake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude-6.2 earthquake near the Canada-Alaska border jarred people awake, including lawmakers in the state...
An orchestra screams its way through the 20th century
By Anne Midgette Alsop leads Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in an edgy Russian and Estonian program. …read more Source:: Washington...
In first 100 days, Trump abandons working families: Charles Schumer
President must revive his populist campaign promises if he wants help from Democrats. …read more Source:: Top National News