The Supreme Court Thursday dealt President Barack Obama a setback by limiting presidents’ power to make temporary appointments while the Senate is in recess.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press file photo The high…
Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker called his years as Senate majority leader the high point of his career, which included serving as senator from Tennessee and chief of staff…
A 180-pound young bear fell through the skylight into the living room of a suburban Juneau, Alaska, home on Wednesday during a baby’s first birthday party – and proceeded to…
Across America, big sporting events trump the daily grind
Kurdish fighters battle Sunni militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in Tuz Khormato, 62 miles south of the oil rich province of Kirkuk, in northern…
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio says President Barack Obama is violating his oath of office by not enforcing laws that have been passed by Congress. Boehner says the House…
President Barack Obama’s plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions include new rules that would place carbon limits on existing power plants as well as new ones.Danny Johnston/Associated Press Obama last…
NEW YORK – U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, the face of Harlem politics for generations, held off a strong Democratic primary challenge and moved one step closer to what he says…
A jogger runs by Milwaukee’s Inner Harbor on Lake Michigan. The Great Lakes showed the highest level of polluted water in the Natural Resources Defense Council’s latest annual beach report.John…
Unanimous ruling requires a warrant to gain access to data
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., Wednesday was declared the winner of a tight Democratic primary that will see him running for re-election to a 23rd term in the U.S. House.Julie Jacobson/Associated…
The Army is investigating the disappearance and capture of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to determine whether he purposely left his post in Afghanistan before he was captured by a Taliban-linked…
The three-judge panel in Denver ruled 2-1 that states cannot deprive people of the fundamental right to marry simply because they want to be wedded to someone of the same…
Chris Serrano, left, and Clifton Webb were married Dec. 20 at the marriage division of the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office in Salt Lake City. Today, a federal appeals court…
A unanimous Supreme Court says police may not generally search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants. The justices say cellphones are powerful devices unlike anything…
A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board blaming pilot “mismanagement” for last year’s deadly crash of Asiana Flight 214 in San Francisco underscores a concern of aviation experts:…
PORTLAND, Ore. – A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government violated the rights of 13 people on its no-fly list by depriving them of their constitutional right to…
A pro-Ukrainian demonstrator protests Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Vienna, Austria, Tuesday.Herwig Prammer/Associated Press Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned he may end the weeklong truce ahead of time. The…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – A group has taken steps to become the first officially recognized marijuana-growing club in Uruguay, where lawmakers have made their country the world’s first national marketplace for…
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice says the United States believes countries that protect rights for lesbian, gay and transgender individuals make better, more stable partners for America.Evan Vucci/Associated Press…
Shiite militias responding to a call to arms by Iraq’s top cleric are also focused on protecting the capital and Shiite shrines, while Kurdish fighters have grabbed a long-coveted oil-rich…
Sen. Thad Cochran was holding on to a narrow lead in Tuesday night’s primary runoff election against tea party challenger Chris McDaniel.Amanda McCoy/Sun Herald With 99 percent of precincts reporting,…
The Supreme Court Monday restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to require some industries that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to get permits.Associated Press file photo The court’s conservative…
Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson has told his agency’s workers that intimidation of whistleblowers reporting problems at the agency won’t be tolerated.Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press He is agreeing with…
Department head says no obstruction of Congress in probe
NEW YORK – The secret U.S. government memo outlining the justification for the use of drones to kill American terror suspects abroad was released by court order Monday, yielding the…
It was unclear why today’s flights for San Diego and El Centro, about 100 miles of east of San Diego, were shelved, said Ralph DeSio, a spokesman for Customs and…
Top Shiite cleric, U.S. pushing for inclusive government
