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Gun-control demonstrators march over Brooklyn Bridge

Some states have tightened gun rules, others have loosened

Army unit led by father, son – 4 decades apart

Military service ‘looked cool’

Obama: U.S. can do more to help

President meets with Native Americans

Waits for doctors can vary widely outside VA

There are wide variations in wait times, depending on where you live and what kind of care you’re seeking. Need routine primary care? The average wait to see a family physician fo...

Iraqi: U.S. didn’t prepare troops

BAGHDAD - A senior Iraqi official on Friday warned that his country might be forced to turn to Iran for military help if none were forthcoming from the United States, but he insisted he was ...

Standoff on immigration

WASHINGTON – To the frustration of many of his supporters, President Barack Obama is backing away from immigration changes he could make on his own. He is kicking the issue to House Republic...

Nation & World Briefs

Florida takes No. 1 spot for U.S. tornado deaths WASHINGTON — Oklahoma and Kansas may have the reputation as tornado hot spots, but Florida and the rest of the Southeast are far m...

Pot candy getting no Kisses

Reese’s cup or Reefer’s cup? Almond Joy or Ganja Joy? Hershey’s has filed two trademark infringements complaints over marijuana edibles the candy company says look like their prod...

Obama warns Iraq must take action to end political troubles

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing a range of options for countering a violent Islamic insurgency in Iraq, but he warned government leaders in Baghdad that he wou...

Bergdahl back in U.S. after years as Taliban captive

SAN ANTONIO – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returned to the United States early Friday after his release from five years in captivity in Afghanistan in a controversial prisoner swap with the Talib...

U.K. court says terror trial can be partly secret

LONDON – A British court ruled Thursday that the bulk of a terrorism trial can be held in secret on national security grounds, but rejected prosecutors’ attempt to impose secrecy on the enti...

Fighting raises fears of Iraqi collapse

ERBIL, Iraq - Iraq’s fracturing deepened Thursday as Kurdish forces poured into the strategic northern oil city of Kirkuk after government troops fled, while emboldened Sunni militants who s...