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15 wounded in 2 explosions at police camp in restive southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine police say at least 15 people have been wounded in two separate blasts that hit a police camp in a restive southern province where Muslim militants operate. According to a police report, the first explosion was caused by a grenade near a mosque at the police …

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Spanish PM Rajoy trumpets drop in nation's registered unemployed following electoral defeat

MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is trumpeting news of a big drop in the number of unemployed citizens as a reason for voters to support his party in general elections he must call by the end of the year. The number of registered unemployed dropped by nearly 118,000 …

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National Debt Clock Adds a Digit to Accommodate Growing Deficit

NEW YORK – In these uncertain financial times, one thing remains certain — the ever-expanding national debt. But it’s growing at such an accelerated rate, the clock that has kept track of the deficit since 1989 has had to add a digit. The National Debt Clock switched its digital dollar …

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