Nation & World

Congressman pleads guilty to cocaine charge, takes leave

Rep. Henry “Trey” Radel, R-Fla., says he wants “to be a better man,” after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge…

November 20, 2013

Iran talks off to rough start

Foreign officials say Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks Wedneday that there are “red lines” Iran won’t cross to…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

New plans will limit choice of doctors

Many consumers like Jocelyn Caple, president of the medical staff at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., is upset that…

November 20, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the U.S. and Afghanistan have agreed on the language of…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Report: Rise in health care spending lowest on record

An economy hobbled by the recession and 2008 economic crisis played a role in some of the reduced spending growth,…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Foxx says airport congestion deserves attention

Foxx told the U.S. Travel Association conference that airports, highways and rail are all becoming more crowded – and the…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Israel, Gulf states in ‘strange alliance’ against Iran

The United States’ moves to try to reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program is forging some unusual alliances in…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Obama, Clinton families pay tribute to JFK

President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton pay tribute to President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday.…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Nuke troubles run deep

An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites “burnout” among launch officers with their fingers…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Military maps to focus on natural disasters, analysis

Pentagon's mapping agency looking to predict disaster areas

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Israel says ‘bad’ Iran deal will bring war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was headed to Moscow today to convince the Kremlin that any deal should force Iran…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Gettysburg Address: A short speech long remembered

James Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, helps commemorate the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and…

November 19, 2013

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Nation Briefs

SANFORD, Fla. – George Zimmerman’s girlfriend said he tried to choke her about a week ago during an altercation that…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Tornado outbreak cost could exceed $1 billion

Although damage estimates are far from final, Sunday’s outbreak could exceed the billion-dollar mark, making it the costliest severe weather…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Puerto Rico’s glowing lagoon goes nearly dark

Puerto Rican officials are investigating why the bioluminescent Grand Lagoon at the Nature Reserve of Las Cabezas de San Juan…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Internet gambling in New Jersey tested and defended

New Jersey is preparing to test its new Internet gaming system which is scheduled to go online next week. The…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Egypt revolutionaries make return to Tahrir Square

Egyptian revolutionaries are taking to the streets in Egypt to protest both the military government and the Islamist government that…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Senators push Obama on Iran deal

President Barack Obama says he believes the proposal Western nations are negotiating with Iran will give the U.S. and its…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Attorney defends NSA violations

“Complicated technology systems frequently don’t work as they expect them to,” Robert Litt, general counsel for the Director of National…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Obama popularity falling

A Washington Post/ABC News poll says 55 percent of respondents now disapprove of Obama’s performance, the worst rating of his…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Dinosaur fossils fail to sell

This photograph provided by Bonhams auction house shows the “Montana Dueling Dinosaurs,” fossils of two dinosaurs discovered on a Montana…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Karzai to support deal on U.S. troops

The United States and Afghanistan are hammering out final language for an agreement that would allow U.S. troops to remain…

November 19, 2013

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World Briefs

ROME – The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled newly restored frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla, known for housing the earliest…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Police: Son suspect in murder-suicide try

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds campaigns with his son Gus in Halifax, Va., in 2009. Deeds is hospitalized with stab…

November 19, 2013

Nation & World

Thousands expected for Gettysburg Address event

Thousands of people are expected to visit Gettysburg, Pa., this week to mark the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Newly declassified surveillance documents released

The Supreme Court says it won’t take hear a request to stop the National Security Administration from collecting records of…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Obama: Must help people enroll by mail, in person

He says the error-riddled HealthCare.gov website can’t be the only way for people to purchase insurance through new exchanges. He…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Eight dead in Mexico border city may have known killer

Eight members of an extended family found stabbed to death early Sunday were not victims of organized crime and may…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars

NASA’s Maven spacecraft will try to find clues about why the planet changed from being wet and warm to the…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

U.N. diplomat calls on coal industry to change

The United Nations’ top climate expert, Christiana Figueres, says the coal industry needs to “do a major, major rethink” about…

November 18, 2013