Jan 06 What we're watching Monday It's Monday, January 6, 2014. Here's some of the news we're watching today. Extreme Cold Settles Over the US What meteorologists are calling a "polar vortex" is covering more than half of US, from the Dakotas to Michigan to… Continue reading
Jan 06 Economic inequality, unemployment top Democrats' agenda as Congress returns A line of applicants snaked around the building at recent job fair hosted by Tanger Outlets in Fort Washington, MD. Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress have… Continue reading
Jan 05 Election year will shape 2014 congressional agenda WASHINGTON -- Congress returns to work Monday with election-year politics certain to shape an already limited agenda. Photo credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Republicans intend to focus on every facet of President Barack Obama's health care law. They… Continue reading
Jan 05 Kerry: U.S. will not send troops to Fallujah and Ramadi JERUSALEM -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States will support Iraq's fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who have overrun two cities, but won't send in American troops. File photo. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Kerry… Continue reading
Jan 05 What we're watching Sunday Good morning. Here are some of the top stories we're watching today: Winter cold blast continues An Arctic blast moving into Midwest and Northeast with severe, record-breaking sub-zero cold forecast. NFL playoff game in Green Bay may be… Continue reading
Jan 04 Al-Qaida group takes control in Fallujah The Associated Press reports the city center of Fallujah is now under the control of fighters from the al-Qaida-linked group, Islamic State in Iraq and Levant. The news agency cited Hadi Razeij, head of Iraq's Anbar province… Continue reading
Jan 04 Will 2014 bring bipartisan momentum to Capitol Hill? HONOLULU -- President Barack Obama returns to Washington this weekend eager to test whether a modest budget deal passed in the waning days of 2013 can spark bipartisan momentum on Capitol Hill. As he opens his sixth year in… Continue reading
Jan 04 What we're watching Saturday South Sudan rebels to meet with government negotiators Direct peace talks between the South Sudan government and South Sudanese rebels will take place on Sunday, according to Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Dina Mufti. The negotiations are being held in… Continue reading
Jan 03 As Hispanic population explodes in U.S., so too will their need for long-term care By Elizabeth Shell By 2060, nearly one in three U.S. residents will be Hispanic. That population is expected to more than double from the current 53 million to nearly 129 million. And as a group, Hispanics are projected to make up more… Continue reading
Jan 03 Chinese police raid a rural village turned meth lab Helicopters, speedboats and security forces surrounded a rural village in China Sunday that reportedly hosted a massive drug laboratory, seizing about three tons of methamphetamine and arresting 14 Communist Party officials. The village of Boshe consist of 14,000… Continue reading