World Dec 29 Indonesia asks for U.S. help in search or missing plane The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta received a diplomatic note from Indonesian officials on Monday asking for assistance finding the plane. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke says the U.S. is identifying how best to help, but that it will take some…
Nation Dec 25 Former President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized; ‘still doing well’ HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush remains in a Houston hospital on Christmas Day after experiencing shortness of breath two days ago.
Politics Dec 21 Obama: Now is the time for US to seize opportunities in Cuba WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said his plan to normalize relations with Cuba gives the U.S. a chance to influence events at an important moment of change for the communist nation, and he brushed off critics who accuse him of…
Politics Dec 17 Obamas open up about their experience with racial prejudice He may be president now, but Barack Obama says he's a black man who has been mistaken for the valet and worries his daughters could face stereotypes. "There's no black male my age, who's a professional, who hasn't come out…
Nation Dec 17 U.S. international aid head to step down WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development says he will step down from the post in February.
Health Dec 15 Supreme Court blocks Arizona push to limit abortion drugs The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that blocked rules that regulate where and how women can take drugs that induce abortion. The rules also would prohibit the use of the abortion medications after the seventh…
Politics Dec 13 Stopgap spending bill clears Senate, goes to Obama Congress has sent President Barack Obama a short-term spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through Wednesday and avert a government shutdown.
Nation Dec 13 Marches to protest police killings planned in DC, New York Protesters plan to converge on the nation's capital on Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and call for legislative action.
Politics Dec 10 Former CIA head Hayden denies lying to Congress about interrogations WASHINGTON — The head of the CIA during President George W. Bush’s second term said Wednesday “I didn’t lie and I didn’t mislead Congress” about the brutal nature of the administration’s interrogations of terrorism-era detainees.
Nation Dec 07 Obama: Racism, bias in U.S. will take time to tackle In an interview with BET, President Barack Obama described his conversation with a group of young civil rights activists, including a leader of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, he hosted last week in the Oval Office.