In researching the anchor baby segment for today I found it fascinating to learn that the United States and Canada are the only two developed nations to still offer automatic citizenship to children born on their soil. Not a single European county follows the same practice. Yes its in the …

NEW YORK – The estate of a cooper heiress has lost a battle to recover over $4 million in donations she gave a New York City hospital where she lived for two decades. A Manhattan Surrogate Court judge ruled the statute of limitations had expired to argue that the hospital …

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam has granted amnesty to more than 18,000 prisoners to mark the 70th anniversary of its independence from France. Giang Son, deputy chairman of the President’s Office, told a news conference Friday that 18,539 inmates were granted amnesty under two directives signed by President Truong Tan Sang. …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says government forces have regained control of a strategic district in southern Helmand province that the Taliban had seized. Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province, said Sunday that Afghan forces launched an operation on Friday to retake the district of …

PHUKET, Thailand – An Australian journalist and his Thai colleague have been cleared of charges of defaming the Thai navy by a court on the island of Phuket. Human Rights Groups immediately welcomed Tuesday’s acquittal but said the case should never have been brought in the first place. Alan Morison …

Life is beautiful! Yes, gorgeous scenery helps, but taking time to sit back and be thankful for even the smallest things is a worthwhile endeavor I’ve become better at…post 40! We all live such fast-paced lives with technology only putting us in an even faster mode. Sometimes it’s almost impossible …

LEHI, Utah – A popular softball coach from Lehi has died after being shocked over the weekend during a family picnic when lightning hit a nearby tree. Carla Grow, 50, died Wednesday night, said Alpine School District spokesman David Stephenson. Grow was an assistant softball coach at Lehi High School. …

CAIRO – An Egyptian court has released the detailed ruling on why it sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison for airing what it described as “false news,” a case long criticized by press freedom advocates and others. The ruling, published by the state news agency MENA …

YANGON, Myanmar – Campaigning kicked off Tuesday for Myanmar’s Nov. 8 general election, which is expected to be the Southeast Asian country’s most credible vote in more than a half-century. A long-ruling junta made way for a civilian government more than four years ago, but the military still retains a …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kyle Busch broke his right leg and left foot in a vicious hit Saturday into a concrete wall during the Xfinity Series race. He’ll miss the Daytona 500 on Sunday and is out indefinitely. Busch sustained a right lower leg compound fracture and left mid-foot fracture …