Nation & World Tea party members losing corporate vote In what could be a sign of challenges to come across the country, two U.S. House races in Michigan mark… October 28, 2013
Nation & World Former Rep. Ike Skelton dead at 81 Former Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo. is dead at age 81. The former representative, who served in the House for 34… October 28, 2013
Nation & World White House gives 6-week health-care extension Americans will have until March 31 to avoid penalty October 28, 2013
Nation & World Hurricane-force gusts batter Britain, Europe; 13 dead Britain and Europe are recovering from a storm that killed at least 13 people. The storm, nicknamed stormaggedon, swept across… October 28, 2013
Nation & World Outlaw shutdowns? That might make Congress worse This month’s 16-day government shutdown forced national parks and monuments around the country to close, one of the most visible… October 28, 2013
Nation & World Patients, firms shop for better health-care deals Freeman’s insurer covered his travel costs and the entire bill because a medical center in Oklahoma City could remove the… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Syria reveals chemical details of deal to avoid possible U.S. strikes October 26, 2013
Nation & World Sandy went from ‘boring’ to killer Communities remember one year on Tuesday October 26, 2013
Nation & World ‘Grandpa’ pulls down ‘Gravity’ Paramount’s “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” topped the weekend box office with $32 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, sinking three-week… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Banners reflect hard-line backlash in Iran Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, speaking Sunday during a session of parliament, is meeting resistance for his attempts to talk to… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Are you tired of your job? A study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 9 in 10 workers who are age… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Tribes mishandle funds, go unpunished groups suffer from leaders’ mismanagement October 26, 2013
Nation & World NSA spying could hamper U.S. foreign policy U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks out the window en route to the ISAF headquarters Oct. 11 after an… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Saudi women face few issues in driving The campaign’s message is that driving should be a woman’s choice. The struggle is rooted in the kingdom’s hard-line interpretation… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Work begins on Calif. bullet train, locals angry High-speed rail opponent Aaron Fukuda stands in front of his Hanford, Calif., home that lies directly in one of the… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Profiling brings boycott threat Sharptondu1-i-syn “We’ve gone from stop and frisk to shop and frisk, and we are not going to take it,” the… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Complaints claim Egypt satirist defamed military Egyptians watch the weekly program of Bassem Youssef, the man known as “Egypt’s Jon Stewart,” at a coffee shop in… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Calif. gunman’s life comes to bloody end Passers-by peer into a house Friday where gunman Sergio Munoz shot two people, a man and a woman, killing the… October 26, 2013
Nation & World N.C. energy company asked to cut down on its coal use After some progress, Asheville decided to take another step – passing a resolution calling on Duke Energy to reduce its… October 26, 2013
Nation & World During life, and especially in death, JFK changed TV President John F. Kennedy stands at the lectern behind a production slate board during a television taping at the White… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Outsiders fighting in Nigeria Soldiers come from Chad, Niger, Cameroon October 26, 2013
Nation & World Sudan-South Sudan choice given Abyei’s Ngok Dinka people have been “singing and dancing” ahead of the “people’s referendum” today, said Luka Biong, spokesman for… October 26, 2013
Nation & World Both sides agree: No major budget deal foreseen Instead, the Wisconsin Republican and the Nevada Democrat both say the best Washington can do in this bitterly partisan era… October 25, 2013
Nation & World Syria claims al-Qaida linked group’s leader killed Questions remained over whether Abu Mohammad al-Golani, head of Jabhat al-Nusra, or the Nusra Front, had indeed died. State TV… October 25, 2013
Nation & World Five people injured in ride mishap at NC State Fair Fairgrounds police secure a barricade around the Vortex after an accident closed the ride just after 9 p.m. Thursday at… October 25, 2013
Nation & World Foreign leaders seek U.S. pledge on spying German spy chiefs will travel to Washington shortly to talk with U.S. officials about the spying allegations that have so… October 25, 2013
Nation & World Syria nears completion of chemical weapons plan The plan could involve moving most bulk or precursor chemicals to a single location, where they can be transported out… October 25, 2013
Nation & World Reporting rules for oil spills raising worries According to records obtained by The Associated Press, the pipeline spills – many of them small – are among some… October 25, 2013
Nation & World Obama returns to campaign mode in NY President Barack Obama is in New York on a fundraising tour for Democrats, the first of about a month of… October 25, 2013