WHITE HOUSE—U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has decided not to seek his Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency in 2016, ending months of speculation about whether he would run. Speaking Wednesday in the White House Rose Garden, Biden said the grieving process after his son Beau died of brain cancer in May “does not respect […]
WHITE HOUSE—For an American president who came into office with a promise to end U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the announcement to slow the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan was likely not an easy one. “I do not support the idea of endless war,” President Barack Obama said. “I repeatedly argued against marching into […]
Disappointed by the results of their Burger J exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea, Royal Dutch Shell announced that they will not be exploring for oil in Alaska for the “foreseeable future,” they said in a statement. Shell said on Monday, that they had “found indications of oil and gas in the Burger J well, but […]
Former President Jimmy Carter announced Wednesday that he has cancer, discovered recently during liver surgery. Carter, 90, announced the diagnosis in a short statement. He did not specify what type of cancer he has, saying only that it was in “other parts” of his body. “A more complete public statement will be made when facts […]