Nation Mar 31 GM recalls 1.3 million vehicles for power steering failure General Motors Company recalled 1.3 million vehicles Monday for defects in the electric power steering assist, bringing the total of vehicles the automaker has recalled since February to 6.1 million, the Associated Press reports. The new recall includes…
Nation Mar 28 U.S. will recognize 300 same-sex marriages in Mich., Holder says U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that the federal government will recognize the 300 same-sex marriages that took place last week in Michigan. Holder said in a statement that these Michigan couples will receive federal benefits.
Nation Mar 24 UPDATE: Death toll climbs to 14 in Washington mudslide Snohomish County reported Monday afternoon on its official Twitter account that the death toll rose to 14 in the Washington landslide.
World Mar 20 Russian forces release Ukrainian navy chief Russian forces have released navy chief Serhiy Hayuk, who was detained Wednesday amid the Russian takeover of the naval base in Crimean city of Sevastopol, the acting president of Ukraine said Thursday.
Nation Mar 19 U.S. tech companies had full knowledge of NSA spying, agency's lawyer says According to Rajesh De, general counsel for the National Security Agency, U.S. technology companies including Microsoft and Google had full knowledge of the NSA's bulk data collection.
World Mar 17 Putin declares Crimea a 'sovereign and independent' state The Crimean parliament formally declared independence from Ukraine on Monday after an overwhelming vote for Sunday's referendum to join Russia.
Nation Mar 17 SXSW car crash claims fourth life A suspected drunk driver killed at least two people and injured 23 others early Thursday morning when he evaded a traffic stop and plowed through barricades set up for the South by Southwest festival, the Austin Police Department said.
World Mar 07 Lavrov warns Kerry that 'reckless' sanctions could come back to harm U.S. Updated March 7 at 1:30 p.m. EST | In a call with Secretary of State John Kerry Friday, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States against "hasty and reckless steps" that would damage relations between Russia and the…
World Mar 07 Obama to Putin: Russia's actions violate Ukraine's sovereignty Updated March 7, 11:00 a.m. ET | The Kremlin said that Putin, for his part in the phone conversation with Mr. Obama, reiterated that Russia could not ignore the current Ukraine government's "illegitimate decisions" in Crimea, and that US-Russia relations…
World Mar 03 Standoff between Russian and Ukraine troops spark traded accusations, threats The military standoff between Russia and Ukraine continued to raise tensions Monday in the peninsula of Crimea.