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.
World Dec 07 Yemen says U.S.-led raid killed 10 al-Qaida fighters A high-risk, U.S.-led raid attempting to rescue hostages in Yemen a day earlier killed 10 al-Qaida militants, Yemeni security officials said Sunday.
Politics Dec 06 Obama: Somers’ life was in imminent danger President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.
Nation Dec 05 Talking drug policy, Sen. Paul hints he used marijuana in his youth Paul, who announced plans this week to seek re-election to the Senate in 2016 and is actively exploring whether to run for president, said he "wasn't a choir boy" when asked by Louisville television station WHAS if he had used…
Nation Dec 03 U.S. calls on Cuba to release American contractor WASHINGTON — The White House is calling on Cuba to release American government contractor Alan Gross on the fifth anniversary of his imprisonment.
Politics Dec 01 Mary Landrieu and Bill Cassidy ready for the last Senate debate of the year As Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu readies for the only debate she'll get against Republican front-runner Bill Cassidy, early voting data shows long odds for her re-election.