Nation & World

Kerry defends Iranian deal

of new sanctions draws fire from House members

December 10, 2013

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

Nation & World

Mandela memorial raises security, logistical issues

Tens of thousands of South Africans are expected to attend memorial services for former South Africa President Nelson Mandela on…

December 9, 2013

Nation & World

Probe on Mars finds signs of ancient lake

Scientists say an ancient lakebed discovered on Mars could have supported life on the Red Planet thousands or millions of…

December 9, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

SAN FRANCISCO – The 85-year-old U.S. veteran who was detained for weeks by North Korea said Monday that the videotaped…

December 9, 2013

Nation & World

Report: NSA spying on online gamers

U.S. and British intelligence agencies say terrorists could be hiding in place sight in online games such as World of…

December 9, 2013

Nation & World

Central African Republic mobs launch sectarian attacks

Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia admits that he has no control over Seleka fighters who helped him overthrow the…

December 9, 2013

Nation & World

Obama heads to South Africa for Mandela memorial

President Barack Obama will speak Tuesday during a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela. Obama and his…

December 9, 2013

Nation & World

Minus 135.8 in Antartica sets record

Try 135.8 degrees Fahrenheit below zero; that’s 93.2 degrees below zero Celsius, which sounds only slightly toastier. Better yet, don’t…

December 8, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

The federal health-care exchange is incorrectly determining that some people are eligible for Medicaid when they clearly are not, leaving…

December 8, 2013

Nation & World

South Africans pray for Nelson Mandela

leaders to attend massive event at stadium

December 8, 2013

Nation & World

Ukrainians hold largest demonstration since ’04

Citizens demanding president’s ouster

December 8, 2013

Nation & World

NSA isn’t the only one spying

Investigation reveals other agencies that do it

December 7, 2013

Nation & World

Revolutionary War prison parcel transferred to Pennsylvania town

Property to be preserved, researched

December 7, 2013

Nation & World

Green-building rater has rival from Oregon

Portland-based system takes on LEED

December 7, 2013

Nation & World

A year after Newtown mass shooting, rift over guns deepens

Staring at photographs of their freckled faces, hair tucked into barrettes and baseball caps, a country divided by politics, geography,…

December 7, 2013