Nation Aug 11 EPA ‘taking full responsibility’ for mine waste spill, administrator says The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday her department takes full responsibility for spilling 3 million gallons of mining waste that turned a southwest Colorado river an unnatural shade of orange, adding it "pains me to no…
Nation Aug 10 VA should fire bad workers faster, House veterans chairman says DENVER — The chairman of the House Veterans Committee says the troubled Veterans Affairs Department should fire problem employees faster and that Congress should make it easier for the entire government to dismiss bad workers.
Nation Aug 10 U.S. Postal Service reports $586 million net loss for spring, a big improvement WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service on Monday reported a net loss of $586 million this spring, a big improvement for the cash-strapped agency compared to a nearly $2 billion loss during the same period last year.
World Aug 09 U.S. soldier killed as wave of attacks hit Kabul Officials say that an American soldier has been killed and several others have been wounded in a series of attacks Friday in Afghanistan's capital…
Politics Aug 09 Sanders gives rally after demonstrators disrupt earlier speech Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gave his talk to a cheering audience of about 12,000 inside a university pavilion a few hours after he was shoved aside by several Black Lives Matter activists who are calling for changes to the…
Politics Aug 09 Trump defends debate statements, says ‘women are tremendous’ Donald Trump on Sunday professed his love for women and said he would be their best advocate if elected president, dismissing the firestorm of his own making that has consumed the Republican presidential campaign…
Nation Aug 08 Trump comments on Fox News’ Megyn Kelly incite GOP scolding Trump's latest incendiary comment, about one of the Fox News moderators from Thursday's Republican presidential debate, has led to a scolding by the party and condemnation by organizers of the RedState Gathering.
Nation Aug 06 Obama says biggest harm to voting rights today is apathy President Barack Obama says all Americans owe a debt to the sharecroppers and maids and ordinary Americans who were brave enough to try time and again to register to vote in the face of violence and oppression. He says without…
Politics Aug 06 Here is Congress’ to-do list for when they return from August break WASHINGTON -- The House has left town for its August recess and the Senate is departing, which leaves a hefty list of unfinished business. Lawmakers have just 10 legislative days in September to ensure that the government stays open.
Politics Aug 04 President Obama says world ‘has to step up’ on climate change President Barack Obama says the world "has to step up" to help combat climate change and adds that the United Nations will continue to press other countries to take action.