Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in a memo to the department, called the decision “an unpleasant set of choices” between furloughing workers or cutting training and flight operations. And during a…
“What a day for Minnesota!” the Democratic governor declared, as American and rainbow flags flapped in a sweltering hot wind. The Minnesota State Patrol estimated about 6,000 people made up…
The legislation approved 15-5 by the panel on Tuesday includes concessions to Southern rice and peanut farmers, thanks to a new top Republican on the committee, Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran.…
Figures released by the country’s election commission, based on 254 of the 269 races where the counting has been completed, show Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-N party will likely get a…
The uproar, which began with a TV station’s report that Netanyahu spent $127,000 in public funds for a special sleeping cabin on a recent five-hour flight to London, fuels criticism…
Google CEO Larry Page speaks Monday at a news conference at the Google offices in New York. Page disclosed Tuesday that he has a problem with his vocal cords that…
President Goodluck Jonathan, speaking live on state radio and television networks, also warned that any building suspected to house Islamic extremists would be taken over in what he described as…
Pacing on a stage in downtown Port-au-Prince, Martelly ad-libbed for about 30 minutes about his government’s accomplishments that were detailed in a 500-page book that he held aloft. He also…
Police said the gunmen were in four cars that had stopped in the area and attacked shortly after sunset. Hospital officials confirmed the casualties. All officials spoke on condition of…
The claw of a crane tears through the structure of the Jet Star Roller Coaster, in Seaside Heights, N.J. Workers began to demolish the roller coaster, which fell in the…
Defense attorney Ozzie Fumo, left, confers with his client, O.J. Simpson during an evidentiary hearing for Simpson in Clark County District Court on Tuesday in Las Vegas. The hearing is…
Detective Jim Leavelle, who is 92 and long-retired, was given the Police Commendation Award during a ceremony at the department’s headquarters. Police Chief David Brown also announced that the department’s…
Barney Fowler told The Associated Press the family is backing the boy, who was arrested Saturday after a crime that terrified this Central California foothill community. “Until they have the…
New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas presented a photo of 19-year-old Akien Scott who is wanted in the Mother’s Day shootings.Associated Press Superintendent Ronal Serpas said officers were looking for…
Work is expected to start this afternoon to remove the Jet Star coaster from the surf in Seaside Heights, N.J.Associated Press file photo Demolition work is to start Tuesday on…
Reshma Begum, the 19-year-old seamstress who spent 17 days trapped in the rubble of a collapsed factory building, adjusts her shawl as she meets the media Monday at a hospital…
The screen on the phone console at the reception desk at The Associated Press Washington bureau, Monday, May 13, 2013. The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records…
The tepid feedback from the Washington-based Arctic Institute comes as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads Monday to Sweden for a meeting of foreign ministers focused on Arctic issues.…
The IRS said Monday that Miller was first informed on May, 3, 2012, that applications for tax-exempt status by tea party groups were inappropriately singled out for extra, sometimes burdensome…
Jaime Awe/Associated Press<br><br>In this image released by Jaime Awe, head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology on Monday, a backhoe claws away at the sloping sides of the Nohmul complex,…
Jewell, who is just five weeks into her new job, said automatic budget cuts mandated by Congress will force fire managers to make choices as they prioritize resources. They also…
President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Obama said during…
The latest Republican focus is the independent review that slammed the State Department for inadequate security at the installation before the twin nighttime attacks that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and…
IRS, Benghazi and inquiry about telephone records test the president
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses the Roe vs. Wade case on it’s 40th anniversary Saturday at The University of Chicago Law School in Chicago.Paul Beaty/Associated Press Ginsburg,…
Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif deliver sweets while celebrating his victory Sunday in Karachi, Pakistan. Sharif looked set Sunday to return to power for a third term,…
Astronauts try to stop bad ammonia fissure
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will keep open for now the 149 control towers at small airports, including the control tower at Coleman A. Young International Airport in…
President Barack Obama shakes hands with New York Police Detective Ivan M. Marcano during a ceremony Saturday to honor the 2013 National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award winners…
