Nation & World

Palestinians ready to extend talks with Israel

The comments by Saeb Erekat marked the first time Palestinian negotiators endorsed the U.S. idea of seeking a preliminary rather…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Executions in U.S. drop close to 20-year low in 2013

Protesters gather outside St. Francis Xavier Church in St. Louis before last month’s execution of Joseph Paul Franklin, a white…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Budget deal should help support U.S. economy

The budget bill that Congress sent to President Barack Obama Wednesday should be good news for the economy. The compromise…

December 18, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

NEW ORLEANS – The first criminal trial produced by the Justice Department’s sweeping probe of BP’s massive 2010 oil spill…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Georgia woman claims half of jackpot

David Tulis/Associated Press<br><br>Young Soo Lee, who owns the Gateway Newsstand in the Alliance Center building in Atlanta, says she sold…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Senate sends president compromise budget bill

Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., Wednesday discusses the bipartisan budget deal she negotiated with Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Advisory panel urges new limits on spying

President Barack Obama is expected to announce what changes in policies he will put in place for the National Security…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Fed will reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January

To cushion the impact on financial markets, the Fed strengthened its commitment to record-low short-term rates. It says it plans…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Health-premium deadline extended

Voluntary move aims to head off problems

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Part of New York Greenwich Village gets landmark status

An old sign for the Fat Black Pussycat Theater is still visible on Minetta Street in New York’s Greenwich Village,…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

House members retiring in Iowa, Virginia and Utah

Retirement announcements came Tuesday from Rep. Tom Latham, a 10-term Iowa Republican from the Des Moines area; Rep. Frank Wolf,…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Obama facing new concern

A new poll suggests that many Americans getting health insurance through their jobs are blaming President Barack Obama for their…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

FORT WORTH, Texas – North Texas prosecutors are trying a second time to imprison a teen who was sentenced last…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Tech leaders seek NSA overhaul

The push came during a private meeting with Obama at the White House, which was billed as an opportunity to…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

NASA plans spacewalks to repair cooling system

NASA plans to send astronauts outside the International Space Station to repair a cooling pump that broke down last week.…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Iranian: New deal possible

An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says Iran is committed to continuing talks to reach a permanent agreement on its…

December 17, 2013

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World Briefs

NEW DELHI – The arrest and alleged strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York City escalated into a…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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

Nation & World

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