Nation & World U.S. nuclear forces officer loses job Vice Adm. Tim Giardina is being relieved of duty as the No. 2 officer in command of the U.S. Strategic… October 9, 2013
Nation & World U.S. cutting aid to Egypt While the State Department did not provide a dollar amount of what was being withheld, most of it is linked… October 9, 2013
Nation & World GOP weighing short-term debt-limit hike Several groups are holding rallies around the country to urge government officials to end the partial government shutdown. The Alliance… October 9, 2013
Nation & World Quebec targeting religious symbols Quebec’s ruling party, separatist Parti Quebecois, is drawing fire from many quarters with its prposed “charter of values,” which aims… October 9, 2013
Nation & World 3 in U.S. win chemistry Nobel for computer models They pioneered highly sophisticated computer simulations of complex chemical processes, giving researchers tools they are now using for a wide… October 9, 2013
Nation & World Officials: Syria deadline ‘not unrealistic’ Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it will be difficult, but not impossible,… October 9, 2013
Nation & World Insurance shopping? Put drug coverage at top of list Many people may not visit their doctor frequently, but prescription drugs often are what’s keeping them alive. About 22 percent… October 8, 2013
Nation & World Justices hear campaign finance law case The Supreme Court is weighing a case that could open the way for more money to flow into U.S. elections.… October 8, 2013
Nation & World Disputes cloud Asia-Pacific summit focus on trade Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation are pledging to cooperate to stabilize the world’s economic recovery. The leaders concluded APEC’s… October 8, 2013
Nation & World SEALS met too much gunfire at Somalia base The SEALs mission took place the same day that Army special forces captured a wanted terrorist in Libya in a… October 8, 2013
Nation & World Terror suspect being detained aboard warship Associated Press<br><br>Abu Anas al-Libi, an al-Qaeda leader connected to the 1998 embassy bombings in eastern Africa, is being held aboard… October 8, 2013
Nation & World Questionable design blamed for health website woes Experts say the federal government’s decision to make people register before they can compare health insurance plans on the federal… October 8, 2013
Nation & World 3 seek to overturn convictions The murder convictions of Martin Heidgen, Taliyah Taylor and Franklin McPherson all hinge on the prosecution’s contention they acted with… October 8, 2013
Nation & World General: Brotherhood ‘arrogant’ Egyptian police suspect Islamic militants are responsible for spreading attacks in the Sinai and elsewhere in Egypt.Mostafa Darwish/Associated Press The… October 8, 2013
Nation & World Briton, Belgian win Nobel Belgian physicist Francois Englert, left, and British physicist Peter Higgs are getting the Noble Prize in physics for their research… October 8, 2013
Nation & World Hints of compromise on budget emerge President Barack Obama says he will not negotiate with House Republicans while they are threatening “economic chaos” by refusing to… October 8, 2013
Nation & World Missing in Rio on the rise; Brazil police accused Activists and residents of Rio de Janeiro’s slums say the the number of missing people is increasing, and many say… October 7, 2013
Nation & World U.N. and chemical watchdog to destroy Syrian weapons Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a letter to the U.N. Security Council obtained by The Associated Press that the goal… October 7, 2013
Nation & World Early snow kills thousands of cattle in South Dakota Chris Huber/Associated Press<br><br>Roads and streets were being reopened Monday after a record-breaking snow storm hit South Dakota over the weekend.… October 7, 2013
Nation & World SEAL attack target behind Kenya plots Navy SEALs targeted al-Shabab fighters in Somalia during a weekend raid in Somalia. The SEAL team was trying to capture… October 7, 2013
Nation & World 3 share Nobel Prize in medicine The Nobel Prize for medicine will be shared by Americans James Rothman, Randy Schekman and German-born researcher Thomas Sudhof for… October 7, 2013
Nation & World U.S. expects to sign pact with Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to convene a council of elders to review and accept any agreement with the United… October 7, 2013
Nation & World High court weighs limits on campaign contributions Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is one of the petitioners asking the Supreme Court to remove restrictions on… October 7, 2013
Nation & World Insurers confident health-plan websites will succeed Former Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt says the Obama administration didn’t have enough time to test the federal… October 7, 2013