Latest News, WV Press Videos

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Sept. 16

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.

1. HOW U.S. RAMPS UP RESPONSE TO EBOLA

The Obama administration will assign 3,000 American military personnel to West Africa to support local health care systems and to boost the number of beds needed for victims of the epidemic.

2. AFGHAN SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 3 NATO TROOPS

A Taliban attacker detonates his car bomb next to an international military convoy in Kabul, close to the U.S. embassy, leaving three dead and wounding nearly 20.

3. CONGRESS SCRUTINIZES OBAMA’S MILITARY STRATEGY

The president’s campaign to combat Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria has broad support among lawmakers but faces skepticism rooted in more than a decade of war.

4. EUROPEAN NATIONALS JOIN KURDISH FORCES AGAINST JIHADIS

While more than 2,000 Europeans are believed to have become members of the Islamic State group, a smaller number has left the continent to fight against militants with Peshmerga forces in Iraq’s Kurdish north.

5. WHAT UKRAINIAN VILLAGE HOPES FOR

Residents of badly damaged Novosvitlivka in the east brush away the question of who is responsible for its destruction and focus instead on how their community is to rebuild.

6. SCOTTISH MISTRUST OF CONSERVATIVES KEY IN CAMPAIGN

The party’s unpopularity in Scotland is now so great that it could prove to be the swing factor in this week’s independence vote.

7. STREET GANGS TONE DOWN USE OF COLORS, TATTOOS

This tactic is used to avoid being easily identified by police and witnesses, law enforcement officials say.

8. CHINESE-INDIAN TIES SIGNAL NEW POWER DYNAMIC

President Xi Jinping’s trip to New Delhi is a sign of warmer relations between the two Asian giants, opening a new chapter in China’s competition with Japan.

9. WHERE BRAZIL’S INDIGENOUS SEEK BETTER LIFE

Facing deforestation, they flock to urban areas, but frequently end up in slums.

10. WHO SUSPENDS MINNESOTA VIKINGS SPONSORSHIP

The Radisson hotel chain withdraws its support after star running back Adrian Peterson is charged with child abuse in Texas.

Comments are closed.

West Virginia Press Newspaper Network " "

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

And get our latest content in your inbox

Invalid email address