Nation & World U.S. general: Afghan pullout could reverse gains But Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. has no plans to reopen… December 11, 2013
Nation & World Budget deal offers stability to Pentagon spending The agreement eases some of the pain of the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that past and current defense secretaries, senior… December 11, 2013
Nation & World Public approval of Obama continues to fall Poll: Large percentage of Americans unhappy with Congress December 11, 2013
Nation & World Interpreter’s signing blasted as ‘gibberish’ Advocates for the deaf say the sign language interpreter who was on stage Tuesday with President Barack Obama and other… December 11, 2013
Nation & World NSA chief: Surveillance programs necessary ‘There’s no other way to connect the dots’ December 10, 2013
Nation & World Police clash with protesters in Ukrainian capital Ukrainian riot police storm pro-European Union activists gathered in their tent camps on the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday.… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Cobalt-60 finally removed from Mexican cornfield Juan Eibenschutz, director general of the National Commission of Nuclear Safety and Safeguards, said a robot was used to scoop… December 10, 2013
Nation & World European probe on course for comet rendezvous An artist’s rendering shows the European Space Agency’s Rosetta space probe in space. The space agency hopes to launch a… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Lawmakers push to set record straight on Nazi atrocity That is starting to change. Last year, black Marines who served during World War II, named Montford Point Marines after… December 10, 2013
Nation & World World Briefs BANGKOK — The head of Thailand’s protest movement on Tuesday extended his extraordinary claims to holding power over government activities,… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Nation Briefs BOSTON – Democrat Katherine Clark has defeated three opponents to win a special election to fill a vacant Massachusetts congressional… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Gunmen kill two French troopers French President Francois Hollande says deploying French troops to the Central African Republic is necessary to help the country avoid… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Egypt’s Moussa defends draft charter Amr Moussa, the chairman of Egypt’s 50-member panel tasked with amending its Islamist-drafted constitution, says he believes the group’s proposed… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Justices hear environmental case members agree cross-border pollution issue is complex, tough December 10, 2013
Nation & World Kerry defends Iranian deal of new sanctions draws fire from House members December 10, 2013
Nation & World Bipartisan negotiators reach modest budget pact House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., say a tentative agreement on… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Bipartisan fix advances for Medicare doctors’ pay Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. says Congress needs to come up with a permanent fix to Medicare… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Obama hails Mandela’s life President Barrack Obama urged Africans and young people around the world to make Nelson Mandela’s “life work your own” during… December 10, 2013
Nation & World Congress renews undetectable gun ban for decade Jay Janner/Associated Press<br><br>This Austin American Statesman photograph shows a Liberator pistol that was completely made on a 3-D-printer. Congress approved… December 9, 2013
Nation & World 5 dead as Argentine police strikes inspire mobs Two men are detained by police outside a supermarket that was being looted in Cordoba, Argentina, last week. Mobs of… December 9, 2013
Nation & World Prospects dim for fast renewal of jobless benefits Some congressional Democrats said they would continue to press to make additional benefits for jobless workers part of any deal,… December 9, 2013
Nation & World Poll: Obama, Iran face selling job on nuclear pact In the survey, taken Tuesday through Sunday, 32 percent approve of the agreement and 43 percent disapprove. One in four… December 9, 2013
Nation & World LA sheriff’s deputies face federal charges Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, at podium, takes questions about a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union.… December 9, 2013
Nation & World Kerry headed to Mideast, Asia Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. Kerry’s remarks… December 9, 2013