A committee of architects are being asked to decide whether a design change will disqualify One World Trade Center from being designated as the tallest building in the United States.…
After weeks of speculation that barge would be “a party boat,” a data storage center and a store to sell its Internet-connected glasses, Google on Wednesday revealed that it plans…
A woman looks at a mural of photos in the exhibit “Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy” at the Dallas Museum of Art.…
Movie remains vital evidence of Kennedy assassination
BEIRUT – Syrian rebels launched a counteroffensive in the northern city of Aleppo, recapturing a base near its international airport hours after the army advanced into the area, activists said…
A man leaves a New York 7-Eleven store with a Double Gulp drink. Unlike New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to prevent restaurants from selling sodas larger than 16 ounces,…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks to his plane after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday. Netanyahu, before meeting with Kerry, said…
Doolittle Raiders honored by thousands at tribute DAYTON, Ohio – U.S. military leaders were among thousands who joined in a tribute to World War II’s Doolittle Raiders, the World War…
For weeks, the White House had braced for a dour report on hiring, with economists and aides lowering expectations and blaming last month’s partial shutdown for the inevitable bad news…
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, center, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, meet Saturday, the third day of closed-door…
Obama says the U.S. has started to see changes on the island. Obama says U.S. policy aims will remain the same but the nation must find new tools to speak…
Officials from 13 of the 15 states with their own exchanges, said 757,000 have registered for the exchanges, but only 139,170 people have bought or enrolled in health insurance plans.…
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi are still taking to the streets almost daily more than four months after a military-backed coup ousted the Islamist leader. Security forces Friday clashed…
Capt. John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, said more than 100 others were injured in the city of Tacloban on Leyte Island, where…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he’ll do everything he can to help people coping with health-insurance cancellations, but legally and practically his options appear limited. That means the latest…
President Barack Obama says lawmakers can help boost the U.S. economy by embracing ideas that can garner bipartisan support, such as new techonology, road and school projects. Obama pushed for…
There aren’t likely to be any quick fixes for people who are getting cancellation notices from their their health insurers. President Barack Obama says he will do everything he can…
The Obama administration estimates that 2.7 million people between the ages of 18 and 30 need to buy health insurance through the federal and state marketplaces to offset the health-care…
Economists are trying to determine whether a stronger-than-expected jobs report for October will lead Federal Reserve members to cut back on a stimulus program to help the U.S. economy when…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is downplaying suggestions that six world powers have reached an agreement with Iran over its nuclear program. Iran Thursday said the six nations negotiating…
Many officials in Washington, D.C., are worried that U.S. laws requiring the country to not fund any agencies that admit Palestine as a member could erode U.S. influence with world…
Army Gen. Keith Alexander is top officer at both the U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, and he’s retiring next spring. White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said Thursday that no…
The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal was made privately, said Jordan’s U.N. ambassador, Prince Zeid al Hussein, was flying to Amman on Thursday night to discuss…
The United States is about to lose its vote on the UNESCO General Conference if it doesn’t pay back dues it owes by Friday. As required under a U.S. law,…
The Food and Drug Administration says it will order the food industry to phase out the use of trans fats in food. The agency will begin taking comments on the…
President Barack Obama says his administration is working to resolve problems that caused millions of people to get cancellation notices from their health insurance companies.Stephan Savoia/Associated Press “I am sorry…
