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Budget deal offers stability to Pentagon spending

WASHINGTON – Working-age military retirees would see fewer dollars in their federal pensions and the Pentagon would get some long-sought stability in spending under Congress’ budget deal. ...

Public approval of Obama continues to fall

Poll: Large percentage of Americans unhappy with Congress

Interpreter’s signing blasted as ‘gibberish’

JOHANNESBURG – As one world leader after another paid homage to Nelson Mandela at a memorial service, the man standing at arm’s length from them appeared to interpret their words in sign lan...

NSA chief: Surveillance programs necessary

‘There’s no other way to connect the dots’

Police clash with protesters in Ukrainian capital

KIEV, Ukraine – Security forces clashed with protesters as they began tearing down opposition barricades and tents set up in the center of the Ukrainian capital early Wednesday, in an escala...

Cobalt-60 finally removed from Mexican cornfield

MEXICO CITY – A shipment of highly radioactive cobalt-60 was safely recovered Tuesday evening after sitting in the cornfield where it was found a week ago dumped by truck thieves in central ...

European probe on course for comet rendezvous

BERLIN – When Europe’s Rosetta probe gets roused from its deep space slumber next month, scientists are hoping it will wake up fit and ready for the final stage of its daring mission to land...

Lawmakers push to set record straight on Nazi atrocity

History has been slow to recognize the contribution of African-American troops throughout America’s military history. That is starting to change. Last year, black Marines who serv...

World Briefs

Thailand protest leader claims more powers BANGKOK — The head of Thailand’s protest movement on Tuesday extended his extraordinary claims to holding power over government activit...

Nation Briefs

State senator wins special election BOSTON – Democrat Katherine Clark has defeated three opponents to win a special election to fill a vacant Massachusetts congressional seat. ...

Gunmen kill two French troopers

BANGUI, Central African Republic – More than 500 people have been killed over the past week in sectarian fighting in Central African Republic, aid officials said Tuesday, as France reported ...

Egypt’s Moussa defends draft charter

CAIRO – The chairman of a panel that wrote Egypt’s draft constitution defended the document Tuesday as guaranteeing democracy and freedoms, but he offered cautious criticism of a recent law ...
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