Politics Sep 18 Obama 'pleased' Congress voted to arm Syrian rebels President Barack Obama says a bipartisan Senate vote to authorize arming and training Syrian rebels shows the world that Americans are united in combating the Islamic State group.
World Sep 15 U.S. reopens embassy in Central African Republic The State Department says it's reopening the U.S. Embassy in the Central African Republic. Operations had been suspended since December 2012 because of sectarian violence.
Nation Sep 15 DOJ launches pilot program to counter violent extremists Attorney General Eric Holder says in a video message released Monday that the pilot programs will involve religious leaders, prosecutors and community representatives.
Nation Sep 14 Obama condemns Islamic State group killing of British aid worker President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned as a "barbaric murder" the slaying of British aid worker David Haines by Islamic State extremists.
Nation Sep 07 AP analysis: Police across country short on Hispanic officers An analysis by The Associated Press found that the racial gap between black police officers and the communities where they work has narrowed over the last generation, particularly in departments that once were the least diverse. But a much larger…
Nation Sep 05 Republican support for over-the-counter birth control roils Colorado Senate race Democratic Sen. Mark Udall is going after his opponent's proposal to make birth control an over-the-counter drug. Udall brought Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the national president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund to a suburban Denver battleground where female…
Politics Sep 04 Ex-Virginia governor, wife found guilty of corruption Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen McDonnell on Thursday were convicted of corruption in a federal court.
World Sep 03 Conflicting reports of a Ukraine cease-fire emerge a day before NATO summit President Obama reacted to early news of the possible cease-fire saying "it's too early to tell" if the aggressions would actually stop. Obama spoke from Estonia, where he is traveling ahead of the Nato summit.
World Sep 02 350 more troops sent to protect the American Embassy in Baghdad President Barack Obama approved the additional troops for protection of American personnel following a request by the State Department and a review and recommendation by the Defense Department, the White House said in a statement.
World Sep 02 U.S. targeted drone strikes at al-Shabab leader WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces targeted the Islamic extremist al-Shabab network in an operation Monday in Somalia, the Pentagon said.