Shafiullah Nooristani, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s said Wednesday he will not…
President Barack Obama waves to spectators before he delivers a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate at Pariser Platz in Berlin, Germany. At right stands German chancellor Angela Merkel.Michael…
Tea-party activists attend a rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. The IRS has been under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups’ applications for tax-exempt…
Markets head south after Bernanke’s announcement
FBI agents and New York state police guard the reconstruction of TWA Flight 800 in November 1997 in Calverton, N.Y. Former investigators called on the National Transportation Safety Board to…
Afghan forces have taken over the lead from the U.S.-led NATO coalition for security nationwide, Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced in the significant milestone in the 12-year war.RAHMAT GUL/Associated Press…
In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Tuesday, the mayors say it’s “time to test and evaluate approaches limiting” the use of the subsidies for sugar-laden beverages, in the…
The Turkish justice ministry is putting together a bill on Internet crime, which will also include sections on social media, according to local media. “In the end, I think it…
An estimated 7 million college students so far this year have received federally subsidized Stafford loans, which are awarded based on need. The federal government pays the interest on those…
Maj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick, director of force management for U.S. Special Operations Command, says “the days of Rambo are over.” He says he has seen women working alongside special operations…
National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Intelligence Committee. He said the government’s sweeping surveillance programs have foiled about 50…
Top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, Joseph Dunford said NATO will support any positive movement to bring reconciliation between the Afghan people and Taliban. American officials say U.S. representatives will…
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing…
A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even as the economy gains strength and millions of uninsured people…
Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of…
In an internal letter to colleagues on Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton announced he would depart the agency by the end of July and start working for…
A defense attorney questioned a potential juror extensively about her views on the case and whether she was bothered by protests led by civil-rights leaders after Zimmerman’s shooting last year…
Cultural changes about whether and when to marry, the fact that two-thirds of first marriages are preceded by cohabitation and the recession’s financial fallout – including unemployment and underemployment –…
“The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” he said. He added the government “immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility…
A police officer keeps watch outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday. With a week remaining in the current Supreme Court term, several major cases are still outstanding that…
Pentagon to start training them for new role by 2015
Alfred Rosenberg played a significant role in the slaughter of millions of Jews and other non-Aryans considered inferior under the Third Reich. He was convicted of war crimes at the…
Particularly intriguing was the tale of the Griffin, a vessel that La Salle built and sailed from Niagara Falls to the shores of present-day Wisconsin before sending it back for…
Holly Paz, who, until recently, was a top deputy in the division that handles applications for tax-exempt status, told congressional investigators she reviewed 20 to 30 applications. Her assertion contradicts…
Officials in the Obama administration have pointed to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq as a symbol of what can go wrong when America’s military wades into Middle East conflicts.…
Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project was announced Saturday in New Zealand, where up to 50 volunteer households are already beginning to receive the Internet briefly on their…
