Nation & World

Texas gov. calls special session on abortion

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, left, who tried to filibuster an abortion bill, reacts as time expires Wednesday in Austin,…

June 26, 2013

Nation & World

Immigration bill cruising to Senate passage

Uruguay native and U.S. citizen Luis Pozzolo displays a sign he uses in his fight against amnesty for illegal immigrants…

June 26, 2013

Nation & World

Will Snowden join ranks of airport denizens?

Passengers eat at a cafe with a TV in the background showing a news report on NSA leaker Edward Snowden…

June 26, 2013

Nation & World

Pentagon to extend benefits to gay service spouses

Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision opens the door for married gay couples to get federal benefits. Defense officials estimate there are…

June 26, 2013

Nation & World

Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in California

Same sex couple Lisa Kirk, left, and Lena Brancatelli, right, cry while reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on…

June 26, 2013

Nation & World

Supreme Court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional

Supporters of gay marriage embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday after the court cleared the way for…

June 26, 2013

Nation & World

For nationwide gay marriage, more battles to be fought

In the meantime, as one gay-rights leader said, there will be “two Americas” – and a host of legal complications…

June 25, 2013

Nation & World

Court changes historic voting act

Southern states no longer need federal oversight of elections

June 25, 2013

Nation & World

Arab Idol champ urges Palestinians to unite

Palestinians wait for the Arab Idol winner Palestinian Mohammed Assaf, unseen, on the top of a roof in front of…

June 25, 2013

Nation & World

Putin says no to US request to turn over Snowden

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media Tuesday in Finland. Putin said National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has…

June 25, 2013

Nation & World

High court voids key part of Voting Rights Act

In a 5-4 ruling, the court declared unconstitutional a provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act that determines which states…

June 25, 2013

Nation & World

IRS also screened liberal groups

The IRS has been under fire since last month after admitting it targeted tea party and other conservative groups that…

June 24, 2013

Nation & World

Snowden’s whereabouts unclear

leaker not onboard Russian flight to Cuba

June 24, 2013

Nation & World

Investigators say disability judges are too lax

Claims for benefits have increased by 25 percent since 2007, pushing the fund that supports the disability program to the…

June 24, 2013

Nation & World

Series of bomb attacks kill at least 42 in Iraq

Thousands of Shiite Muslims worshippers gathered Monday at the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in the holy city of Karbala,…

June 24, 2013

Nation & World

White House urges Moscow to expel Snowden to US

Snowden left Hong Kong, where he has been in hiding, and flew to Moscow, but then apparently did not board…

June 24, 2013

Nation & World

Justices narrow scope for workplace discrimination

People wait outside the Supreme Court in Washington as key decisions were made Monday. At the end of the court’s…

June 24, 2013

Nation & World

Immigration measure passes Senate test

Sen. John Hoeven, N.D., was one of 15 Republicans who voted to advance historic immigration legislation that could give millions…

June 23, 2013

Nation & World

Digital 3-D atlas of brain shows tiny details

Researchers arrange sections made from a brain preserved in paraffin wax. A digital three-dimensional model called “BigBrain” was produced from…

June 22, 2013

Nation & World

Bullied N.Y. bus monitor mostly same year later

than $700K given to senior woman

June 22, 2013

Nation & World

Federal price cuts at hospitals are in limbo

Critics say new law has problems

June 22, 2013

Nation & World

WikiLeaks: Snowden on way to Ecuador to seek asylum

A Hong Kong shopping mall’s TV screen on Sunday shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former contract employee…

June 22, 2013

Nation & World

Youth leagues try to rein in ‘bad news parents’

Earlier in the month, park district officials in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove posted signs asking parents to behave…

June 22, 2013

Nation & World

Taliban kills 10 foreigners, 1 Pakistani mountain guide

Pakistani rescue workers unload the casket of a foreign tourist, who was killed by the Taliban, from an ambulance at…

June 22, 2013