Nation & World

North Korea explodes myth of unchallenged Kim dynasty

North Korea explodes myth of unchallenged Kim dynasty

New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and senior political and military leaders, including his aunt, Kim Kyong Hui,…

December 17, 2013

Putin offers Ukraine aid amid trade pact dispute

Putin offers Ukraine aid amid trade pact dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, says he and and his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, didn’t discuss the possibility of forming…

December 17, 2013

Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday

Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday

They’re dubbed the “CamperForce” by the world’s largest online retailer. Hundreds of campers are assigned packing, sorting and collection duties…

December 17, 2013

Snowden requests asylum from Brazil

Snowden requests asylum from Brazil

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden wrote in “an open letter” that he would be willing to help Brazil’s government…

December 17, 2013

Budget compromise nears final passage

Budget compromise nears final passage

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada walks on Capitol Hill Tuesday after a bipartisan budget bill cleared a procedural…

December 17, 2013

Survey: U.S. income gap is holding back economy

Survey: U.S. income gap is holding back economy

The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals it’s hurting the U.S. economy…

December 16, 2013

HHS vows it will be ready for Dec. 23 insurance deadline

HHS vows it will be ready for Dec. 23 insurance deadline

By noon Monday, 165,000 people visited the site, where people can shop for and buy health insurance, while another 500,000…

December 16, 2013

China’s rover leaves first tracks on moon in 40 years

China’s rover leaves first tracks on moon in 40 years

In this image taken by the on-board camera of the lunar probe Chang’e-3, China’s first moon rover Yutu – or…

December 16, 2013

Budget deal may signal era of tiny achievements

Budget deal may signal era of tiny achievements

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is disappointed that the budget compromise approved by the House last week didn’t…

December 16, 2013

Senate budget plan gains GOP support

Senate budget plan gains GOP support

Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Georgians Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia announced they would vote to…

December 16, 2013

France asks EU to fund peacekeeping operations

France asks EU to fund peacekeeping operations

Most European officials are reacting cautiously to a French proposal that the European Union create a fund to help pay…

December 16, 2013

interpreter at mandela service is tied to deadly 2003 attack

interpreter at mandela service is tied to deadly 2003 attack

The man, Thamsanqa Jantjie, was quoted in The Sunday Times of Johannesburg as saying, “It was a community thing, what…

December 16, 2013

Moscow: missiles in western Russia legitimate

Moscow: missiles in western Russia legitimate

Russia says that its deployment of Iskander missiles in western Russia doesn’t violate any international treaties. Viktor Zavarzin, a member…

December 16, 2013

FDA taking new look at anti-bacterial soap

FDA taking new look at anti-bacterial soap

Manufacturers say it will cost millions of dollars to comply with new Food and Drug Administration regulations requiring them to…

December 16, 2013

No suspicious devices found at Harvard after email

No suspicious devices found at Harvard after email

Police are investigating a bombing threat that forced evacuations of four buildings on Harvard University’s campus Monday morning. No explosives…

December 16, 2013

White Afrikaners worry about future of South Africa

White Afrikaners worry about future of South Africa

South African blacks are celebrating a new statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela that was unveiled Monday. The…

December 16, 2013

NSA phone collection program in question

NSA phone collection program in question

Federal judge says it likely violates U.S. Constitution

December 16, 2013

Mandela laid to rest in hills of South Africa

Mandela laid to rest in hills of South Africa

Artillery boomed and military aircraft roared through a cloud-studded sky, as the simple and the celebrated gathered to pay their…

December 15, 2013

Nation/World Briefs

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain said Sunday the CIA has not been forthcoming with the Congress on details about an…

December 15, 2013

Mystery man gives ‘Tips For Jesus’ – up to $10,000

Mystery man gives ‘Tips For Jesus’ – up to $10,000

The handle @tipsforjesus is stamped next to an illegible signature. In recent weeks, similar tabs have popped up in restaurants…

December 15, 2013

Neighbor of Ohio girl found dead in trash arrested

Neighbor of Ohio girl found dead in trash arrested

Sheriff Travis Hutchinson, right, speaks with reporters as Jim Ciotti of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation looks on, during…

December 15, 2013

Ski lodges, snowmobilers buoyed by Northeast snow

Ski lodges, snowmobilers buoyed by Northeast snow

From left, Valerie MacIsaac and Joseph Grutza skate at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sunday. Red Wings season ticket holders…

December 15, 2013

Poll: Unease clouds new insurance law

Poll: Unease clouds new insurance law

costs are going up, many saying

December 14, 2013

Rising riches: 1 in 5 hit affluence

Rising riches: 1 in 5 hit affluence

wary of government role closing the income gap

December 14, 2013

Governors’ Medicaid decisions vary across U.S.

Governors’ Medicaid decisions vary across U.S.

Republican governors are not playing party politics

December 14, 2013

Nation Briefs

Vegas developer selling $7.85M mansion for bitcoin LAS VEGAS – A casino owner-turned-commercial developer is asking $7.85 million to sell…

December 14, 2013

Christmas comes to remote village

Christmas comes to remote village

For some of the children, this was the first time they had laid eyes on the man with a white…

December 14, 2013

Drive to mine uranium in Va. comes to quiet pause

Drive to mine uranium in Va. comes to quiet pause

Virginia Uranium Inc. said it will not back the introduction of uranium mining legislation in the 2014 session of the…

December 14, 2013

With no winner, $425M Mega Millions up to $550M

With no winner, $425M Mega Millions up to $550M

A man purchases Mega Millions lottery tickets at the Bi Rite market in Olmsted Township, Ohio, on Friday. With no…

December 14, 2013

Shaken, but too stirred?

Shaken, but too stirred?

Analysis shows Fleming’s James Bond to be a lush

December 14, 2013

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