Nation & World

Legendary Viet Cong general dies

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, left, met with his former foe Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi, Vietnam, in…

October 4, 2013

Dems push GOP to get united

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be representing U.S. interests during two economic summits in Asia next week. President…

October 4, 2013

Nation & World

60 possible new species found in Suriname forest

Scientists say they have found as many as 60 potential new species during a three-week expedition in Suriname’s rainforest. The…

October 3, 2013

Nation & World

Disarmament team making good progress

Inspectors hope to begin inspecting Syria’s chemical weapons site by next week. A team from the Organization for the Prohibition…

October 3, 2013

Nation & World

Crystal Palace replica planned

London officials announced Thursday that the Crystal Palace, the huge Victorian exhibition center that was once the largest glass structure…

October 3, 2013

Nation & World

Talks complicated by district lines

Former Rep. Steven LaTourette of Ohio says congressional districts are growing safer for political incumbents after every reapportionment, making it…

October 3, 2013

Nation & World

One dies after Capitol chase

“I’m pretty confident this was not an accident,” said Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier. Still, Capitol Police said there appeared…

October 3, 2013

Nation & World

Shutdown unchanged in third day

Dispute moves toward crisis over nation’s line of credit

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

Obama seeks to strike a balance during shutdown

Allies say President Barack Obama should not be trying to negotiate with Republicans but let the party members fight among…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

U.S.: Court should not allow disclosure

In a filing with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the government said that allowing the companies to release such detailed…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

TV footage shows just 4 mall attackers

Kenya’s government initially said 10 to 15 attackers were involved in the Sept. 21 attack on Westgate Mall, an assault…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

Exec says BP better prepared now for blowout

BP executive James Dupree says neither federal regulations nor industry standards required the oil company to have a capping stack…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

Pressure mounts to fix health insurance exchanges

People trying to check out insurance plans on federal and state health exchange websites are still encountering problems as pressure…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

Extended shutdown could be matter of life and death

Shutdown could be matter of life and death

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

$1M bail for suspect in Florida airport bomb threat

Zeljko Causevic, 39, remained silent during his brief hearing before Duval County Court Judge Russell Healey on charges of making…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

For Israel, attack on Iran seems off the table

Despite some tough rhetoric in a speech to the U.N. by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it will be all…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

NSA chief admits testing U.S. cellphone tracking

National Security Agency director Gen. Keith Alexander, right, admits the agency tested systems to determine if it could track Americans…

October 2, 2013

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Meeting ends with no progress on budget

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, says Senate Democrats and the White House will not budge on their…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

Clinton praises release of Bosnian war documents

Former President Bill Clinton says the CIA’s recent release of documents about the U.S. involvement in the Bosnian war is…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

South Korea displays new missile at military ceremony

South Korea shows off some of its new military weapons during its biggest Armed Forces Day parade in a decade.…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Furloughed federal jobs that may surprise you

Furloughed jobs that may surprise you

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

GOP states offer little help on buying insurance

Thirty-six states, most of them Republican-controlled, have opted to let the federal government run the exchanges where consumers can shop…

October 1, 2013

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U.S.: Taliban attack could have been foreseen

The Central Command’s report indicated that the Marines at Camp Bastion, one of the largest coalition airfields in Afghanistan, could…

October 1, 2013

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Israel says it’s ready to take on Iran itself

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging world leaders to maintain pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear program, which…

October 1, 2013

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Obama, Boehner trade blame on shutdown

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, says President Barack Obama isn’t “telling the whole story” when he blames…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Controversial FERC nominee withdraws name

Binzdu1-i-syn Ron Binz, a former Colorado energy regulator who strongly backs renewable energy, was opposed by at least half of…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Obama hails ‘historic’ launch of health exchanges

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1,…

October 1, 2013

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Obama hits GOP ‘ideological crusade’ in shutdown

The federal government shut down non-essential agencies and operations Tuesday, the first day of a government shutdown spurred by Congress’…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Rock slide bodies retrieved

Survivor taken to hospital with broken leg

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

Politicians seek fundraising payday from shutdown

The showdown coincides with the end of third-quarter fundraising period and political candidates, parties and outside groups have made it…

September 30, 2013