National & World Headlines
-
Kim Kardashian West says she's a different person, no longer materialistic after being held at gunpoint during robbery in Paris last year
April 27, 2017 -
Women are now eligible to hold any position in the military. But that doesn’t mean everything is equal. Military women have been hosting so-called Lean In circles to discuss solutions to problems women face in the military and DoD workplace. Army Maj. Gen. Patricia Frost worked with Facebook executive and Lean In creator Sheryl Sandberg to bring more Lean In techniques to the military. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione spoke with Frost about her work on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 27, 2017 -
A Wisconsin man says he was removed from a Delta Air Lines flight this month after using the bathroom against crew instructions shortly before takeoff
April 27, 2017 -
A lawmaker representing Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in parliament has appealed to sport's highest court against losing his 2008 Olympic title for doping with steroids
April 27, 2017 -
'Wonder Woman' director Patty Jenkins discusses her long journey to making the superhero pic, and why so few women are directing big budget blockbusters
April 27, 2017 -
Thursday At Topwin Golf & Country Club Beijing Purse: $2.9 million Yardage: 7,261; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Alexander Levy, France 30-33—63 Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 32-32—64 Raphael Jacquelin, France 32-35—67 George Coetzee, South Africa 34-33—67…
April 27, 2017 -
An alliance of Kenya's main opposition groups has named its presidential candidate to face President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August elections
April 27, 2017 -
American Airlines is giving pay raises to its pilots and flight attendants, who have complained they are paid less that peers at other airlines
April 27, 2017 -
Vinod Khanna, a dashing Bollywood actor turned politician, has died at age 70
April 27, 2017 -
Berlin police shoot man who pointed firearm at officer outside hospital
April 27, 2017 -
A judge has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay nearly $20 million for releasing 10 million pounds of pollutants into the air over eight years from a complex it operates east of Houston
April 27, 2017 -
Claims for US unemployment benefits rise by 14,000 to 257,000, but remain low
April 27, 2017 -
A Pittsburgh-area insurance agent pleads guilty in an investment scam that cost clients $8.2 million since 2002
April 27, 2017 -
Fewer people signed contracts to buy US homes last month amid tight inventories
April 27, 2017 -
Latvia grants citizenship to Mikhail Baryshnikov; born there during time of Soviet Union
April 27, 2017