Politics Jun 27 Tour guides win appeals court ruling against D.C. A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of tour guides in the nation's capital who challenged city rules that require guides to pay the government $200 and to pass a 100-question multiple-choice exam.
World Jun 23 Over the phone, Obama urges Putin to stop backing separatists Obama and Putin spoke by telephone on Monday morning. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Obama urged Putin to use his personal influence with those separatists to promote peace and stability in Ukraine. He says a diplomatic solution is still…
World Jun 23 Sentencing of Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt ‘chilling,’ Kerry says BAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that the sentencing of three Al-Jazeera journalists in Cairo to 7-to 10-year prison terms is chilling. He says he is voicing his concern to Egypt’s foreign minister.
World Jun 22 Growing insurgency in Iraq poses destabilization threat Al-Qaida-inspired militants who have violently seized territory in Iraq could grow in power and destabilize other countries in the region, President Barack Obama said.
World Jun 21 As alliances blur in Mideast, US and Iran are potential partners For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents.
Politics Jun 21 In weekly address, Obama puts out call for workplace flexibility President Barack Obama says child care, family leave and workplace flexibility aren't frills, they're basic needs.
Politics Jun 19 Rep. Kevin McCarthy voted next House majority leader WASHINGTON — House Republicans have made the first change in their leadership since Majority Leader Eric Cantor unexpectedly lost a primary election last week. They've elected California Rep. Kevin McCarthy to replace him in the No. 2 job.
Politics Jun 19 Medal of Honor recipient shielded fellow Marine from grenade President Barack Obama is presenting the Medal of Honor to a veteran who took the blow from a grenade to protect a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, sustaining major wounds, including the loss of his right eye. Retired Cpl. William "Kyle"…
World Jun 19 Kerry dismisses Cheney’s criticism of U.S. policy in Iraq Kerry noted the failure of the United States to secure a continuing military arrangement with Iraq's government after U.S. combat forces left. "We didn't have operational theater capacity at the time" of the surge in violence spawned by al-Qaida-inspired Islamic…
Nation Jun 15 Some high-risk oil and gas wells not inspected by feds Four in 10 new oil and gas wells near national forests and fragile watersheds or otherwise identified as higher pollution risks escape federal inspection, unchecked by an agency struggling to keep pace with America's drilling boom, according to an Associated…