Nation & World

Meeting ends with no progress on budget

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, says Senate Democrats and the White House will not budge on their…

October 2, 2013

Clinton praises release of Bosnian war documents

Former President Bill Clinton says the CIA’s recent release of documents about the U.S. involvement in the Bosnian war is…

October 1, 2013

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South Korea displays new missile at military ceremony

South Korea shows off some of its new military weapons during its biggest Armed Forces Day parade in a decade.…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Furloughed federal jobs that may surprise you

Furloughed jobs that may surprise you

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

GOP states offer little help on buying insurance

Thirty-six states, most of them Republican-controlled, have opted to let the federal government run the exchanges where consumers can shop…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

U.S.: Taliban attack could have been foreseen

The Central Command’s report indicated that the Marines at Camp Bastion, one of the largest coalition airfields in Afghanistan, could…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Israel says it’s ready to take on Iran itself

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging world leaders to maintain pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear program, which…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Obama, Boehner trade blame on shutdown

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, says President Barack Obama isn’t “telling the whole story” when he blames…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Controversial FERC nominee withdraws name

Binzdu1-i-syn Ron Binz, a former Colorado energy regulator who strongly backs renewable energy, was opposed by at least half of…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Obama hails ‘historic’ launch of health exchanges

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1,…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Obama hits GOP ‘ideological crusade’ in shutdown

The federal government shut down non-essential agencies and operations Tuesday, the first day of a government shutdown spurred by Congress’…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Rock slide bodies retrieved

Survivor taken to hospital with broken leg

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

Politicians seek fundraising payday from shutdown

The showdown coincides with the end of third-quarter fundraising period and political candidates, parties and outside groups have made it…

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

Venezuela expels top U.S. diplomat, two other envoys

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro says three U.S. diplomats have been expelled from the country for allegedly conspiring with opposition politicians.Associated…

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

Should founders share blame for budget gridlock?

You don’t see other democracies shuttering landmarks and sending civil servants home just because their political parties can’t get along.…

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

More car bombings kill dozens in Iraq

Car bombings continue to take a toll in Baghdad, Iraq. A new wave of bombings hit Shiite neighborhoods in the…

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

Israel pushes U.S. to keep sanctions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asklng President Barack Obama to keep U.S. sanctions on Iran and even tighten them…

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

Generals forced out over Afghani breach

Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, said in announcing his decision that Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus…

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

Under fire, ‘Obamacare’ going live – with glitches

Government-run health insurance exchanges will begin offering health insurance to Americans Tuesday, even if Congress is unable to reach a…

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

GOP unity frays as shutdown grows near

The threat of a partial government shutdown grew more likely Monday after the Senate rejected House-passed legislation to provide funding…

September 30, 2013

Nation & World

Impasse: Shutdown takes over

National parks to close, federal workers furloughed

September 29, 2013

Nation & World

Classic video games to hit casino industry

offerings targeted at middle-aged gamblers

September 28, 2013

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Israel’s Netanyahu warns White House about Iran

Netanyahudu1-i-syn Netanyahu contends Iran is using conciliatory gestures as a smoke screen to conceal an unabated march toward a nuclear…

September 28, 2013

Nation & World

Apple app guides drivers to edge of Alaska runway

Apple has disabled driving directions to the Fairbanks International Airport after a glitch in its maps app guided drivers to…

September 28, 2013