Nation Aug 14 President Obama appeals for peace in Ferguson President Obama will deliver a statement on the ongoing violence in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as the situation in Iraq at approximately 12:45 p.m. EDT.
Nation Aug 14 Obama briefed on violence in Ferguson The White House says President Barack Obama is being briefed on the situation in a St. Louis suburb where police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel protesters.
Nation Aug 13 UPDATE: U.S. Postal Service announces $2 billion spring loss despite uptick in revenue WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service lost $2 billion this spring despite increasing its volume and charging consumers more money to send mail, officials said Monday.
World Aug 13 Obama talks to Israel's Netanyahu as cease-fire expires EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- President Barack Obama consulted by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday as a 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza Strip neared expiration. The AP also reports from Jerusalem that rocket fire into Israel came as Palestinian…
World Aug 12 U.S. drone destroys Iraqi militant mortar position WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials say an armed American drone has attacked and destroyed a mortar position of Islamic militants in northern Iraq.
Nation Aug 11 Police again disperse crowds in Ferguson with tear gas, rubber bullets St. Louis County police reportedly took stronger measures than the night before to disburse the crowds, stem potential looting and vandalism. Arriving in armored vehicles and showing more force than was visible on Sunday, the police urged residents to return…
World Aug 11 U.S. sends disaster relief team to Iraq Much of the assistance will go to thousands of members of an Iraqi religious minority group known as Yazidis who have been trapped on a mountaintop in northwest Iraq to escape certain death by Sunni militants with the Islamic…
Nation Aug 08 Obama signs $10.8 billion temporary highway funding bill The bill the White House says Obama signed Friday will keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent through May, when lawmakers will again be challenged to come up with longer-term funding.
World Aug 08 U.S. condemns renewed violence in Israel-Gaza The White House is condemning the renewed rocket fire in the conflict between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip and urging both sides to cease hostilities immediately.
Politics Aug 06 How popular are these 9 potential presidential candidates? The new Associated Press-GfK poll offers a look at how nine potential 2016 presidential candidates appeal to the public.