Nation & World

Feds want to expand birth control

Administration asks Sotomayor to lift stay

January 3, 2014

NSA working to build computer to crack encryption

But the spy agency is apparently far from achieving a breakthrough in creating a “cryptologically useful quantum computer,” The Washington…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Jahi McMath’s mom clear to take her from hospital

Nailah Winkfield can take her daughter, 13-year-old Jahi McMath, to another facility if she assumes full responsibility, a judge said…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Bernanke: 2014 could be better year for U.S. economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke believes the U.S. economy will be stronger next year. Bernanke said Friday that factors that…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Czech, Palestinian ties sour after envoy’s death

The discovery of illegal weapons at the Palestinian Embassy in Prague, the Czech Republic, is threatening relations between the two…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Scientists document cases of rare ‘earthquake lights’

Earthquake lights are a rare phenomenon resulting from specific geological conditions. Rocks subjected to great stress produce electrical charges that…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Papers: Hoax spurred hunt

British intelligence officials investigated a fake tape of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arguing about…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Kerry upbeat about talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, says progress is being made in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Second winner of $648M jackpot comes forward

“I remembered, I think I went to San Jose,” the Northern California delivery driver told California lottery officials, who had…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Justice Department opposes block on contraceptive mandate

The Justice Department said in court papers filed Friday that the challenge to the contraceptive requirement, filed by the Catholic…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Adding a baby to new health law plans not easy

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says it’s “a new day in health care,” although the Obama administration is…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Winter storm brings snow, kills at least 11

A man clears snow from a vehicle on Friday in Albany, N.Y. A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast…

January 3, 2014

Nation & World

Who’s at the door? Oh, it’s Gorbachev

Associated Press file photo<br><br>Mikhail S. Gorbachev poses with Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the prime minister’s official country residence…

January 2, 2014

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Nation/World

SALEM, Ore. – A new study has found that previously uninsured people enrolled recently in Medicaid went to the emergency…

January 2, 2014

Nation & World

Female Marines get pass on new fitness standards

The Marine Corps is delaying adopting a new minimum fitness standard for female members because the service was worried it…

January 2, 2014

Nation & World

Faith in government drops

Americans are increasingly more pessimistic about the government’s ability to solve the nation’s problems, according to a new poll by…

January 2, 2014

Nation & World

Strong winter storm pushes into the Northeast

Highway crews work to clear snow from roads on Thursday in Henniker, N.H. About 6 to 10 inches of snow…

January 2, 2014

Nation & World

Papers praise Snowden leaks

A TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping…

January 2, 2014

Nation & World

Relief, confusion as new health benefits begin

Howard Kraft looks over health-care information in his Lincolnton, N.C., home Monday. All things good, bad and unpredictable converge Jan.…

January 2, 2014

Nation & World

Hospital: Ariel Sharon’s health worsens

Hospital officials say former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s condition has deteriorated sharply. Sharon has been in a coma since…

January 1, 2014

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

HARTFORD, Conn. – Residents and emergency management officials in New England and parts of New York prepared on Wednesday for…

January 1, 2014

Nation & World

Nations race to stake their claims in Arctic

The United States is considering possibly building a new icebreaker as it looks to increase its presence in the Arctic…

January 1, 2014

Nation & World

Broken axle found at scene of North Dakota derailment

Railroad crews are hoping to repair damaged rail lines in North Dakota by today. An oil train derailed Monday near…

January 1, 2014

Nation & World

These bobbleheads are really supreme

Bobblehead figurines of Supreme Court justices are some of the rarest bobblehead dolls ever produced. They’re released erratically and are…

January 1, 2014