World Aug 01 FAA issues new restrictions on flights over Iraq WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting U.S. airlines from flying at or below 30,000 feet over Iraq because of what it calls “the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict” there.
Politics Jul 31 Congress approves highway bill before hitting the road for recess Congress has approved a bill to prevent a 28 percent cut in federal highway and mass transit aid at the height of the summer construction season.
Politics Jul 31 Border crisis spending bill fails to pass the Senate That means Congress is heading out for its summer recess without acting to deal with tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors who've been arriving at the border from Central America.
World Jul 31 AP: Israel, Hamas agree to 72-hour cease-fire The Associated Press is reporting that Israel and Hamas have agreed to an unconditional, 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire beginning Friday.
World Jul 30 U.S. condemns Israeli shelling of UN school in Gaza WASHINGTON -- The United States is condemning Israel's shelling of a U.N. school in the Gaza Strip that was sheltering displaced Palestinians.
Nation Jul 29 Affordable Care Act challenge shot down by appeals court WASHINGTON — In the latest effort to sidetrack Obamacare, a federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge by a conservative group that said Congress imposed new taxes unconstitutionally when it created the Affordable Care Act.
World Jul 28 Obama confers with European leaders for next steps on Ukraine The White House says Obama held a joint call Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND'), British Prime Minister David Cameron and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Health Jul 25 House and Senate try to find compromise on VA health care plan A day after offering competing plans to improve veterans' health care, the chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees are again attempting to find a compromise.
Nation Jul 25 House votes to boost child tax credit for more higher income families WASHINGTON — More families with higher incomes could claim the popular child tax credit under a bill that won approval Friday in the House. But in a dispute that divides Republicans and Democrats, millions of the poorest low-income families would…
World Jul 25 Pentagon: Russia to move bigger artillery into Ukraine soon WASHINGTON — The movement of Russian heavy caliber artillery systems across the border into Ukraine is "imminent," the Pentagon said Friday, saying Russia is escalating the military action there.