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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 2015
Page
3
Older Americans face no cost-of-living increase in Social Security next year while Medicare bills are expected to rise. The COLA remains flat for only the third time in 40 years, despite low gas prices reducing consumer inflation. Analysts note seniors on fixed incomes feel the squeeze.
President Obama confirms plans to keep at least 5,500 American troops in Afghanistan after he leaves office in 2017. He notes ending the long war would require extra effort while acknowledging public weariness with conflict. Separately, U.S. special forces examined intelligence on a hospital strike tied to Taliban activity, with evidence suggesting the site may have been used as a command center by Pakistani operatives.
The president proposes a $15 billion yearly plan to keep about 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through most of 2016, then reduce to 5,500 late in the year or early 2017. The policy shift shapes the presidential campaign as candidates must address ending a conflict that has claimed over 2,230 U.S. lives and cost more than $1 trillion.
The controversy over Ahmed Manasra's stabbing case and a claim that he was execut ed sparked a wave of incitement accusations. Both sides released videos to push narratives as violence rises and security is tightened across Jerusalem and the country.
Deborah and Bruce Leonard, parents of Lucas Leonard and 17 year old Christopher Leonard, face manslaughter charges after a spiritual counseling session at Word of Life Church devolved into a fatal beating. Attorneys dispute whether the violence stemmed from church intervention or a family dispute. Police report the elder son died and the younger was hospitalized with serious injuries. four others were arrested.
Prosecutors identify two Libyan men as suspects in the 1988 Pan Am 103 attack over Lockerbie Scotland. Scotland and the United States seek to interview them in Tripoli with Libyan cooperation, tied to Abdel Baset al Megrahi. The case hinges on Libya's unstable relations with the West.
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