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GOP House passes $638B defense bill

Must mesh with Senate version before being signed

House revises abortion bill after rape controversy

WASHINGTON – House Republicans have modified a tough anti-abortion bill to include exceptions for rape and incest after the GOP sponsor of the legislation raised a firestorm by declaring tha...

House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill

WASHINGTON – The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assa...

House OKs 2-year sentence for military sex assault

WASHINGTON – Angered by the epidemic of sexual assault in the military, the House on Thursday endorsed a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison for a member of the armed services ...

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world

CHICAGO – As she considers another White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to work in the nonprofit world on issues like improving early childhood education, promoting the rights of ...

Massive storm system hitting Mid-Atlantic

WASHINGTON – A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest brought soaking rains and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages, flash flooding and...

New anti-demonstration rule at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has come up with a new regulation banning demonstrations on its grounds, two days after a broader anti-demonstration law was declared unconstitutional. ...

Iranians vote for new president

Election may be decided by who stays home

‘Affordable’ health care?

Wrinkle in new law may pinch lower-wage employees

Weather disasters cost nation $110 billion in 2012

According to the National Climatic Data Center, the USA in 2012 had 11 separate weather and climate disaster events each with losses exceeding $1 billion in damage. This makes 201...

Turkey’s leader meets with protesters

ISTANBUL – A meeting between Turkey’s prime minister and representatives of anti-government protesters ended early today without a clear resolution on how to end the occupation of a central ...

U.S. whites falling to minority in under-5 age group

WASHINGTON – In a first, America’s racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, reflecting sweeping changes by race and class among young people. Due to an a...