With halting voice, Giffords speaks out on guns
She uttered just 80 halting words. But her presence was powerful. Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head by a Tucson gunman in 2011, opened ...
Russia scraps anti-crime deal with the US
Russia pulled out of an anti-crime accord with the United States on Wednesday in a move the U.S. called "self-defeating," the latest sign of rising ...
US investigators ask Boeing for battery history
U.S. investigators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 ...
Hagel: Window closing on Iran and diplomacy
Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel said the "window is closing" on Iran and the possibility of diplomacy if it continues to ignore international ...
Husband of wounded lawmaker says Congress must act
The husband of wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says that while curbing gun violence is a complex problem, it is no excuse for inaction ...
Giffords asks Congress for bold gun control bill
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says Congress should be bold in writing new laws to address gun violence in America. Giffords was severely ...
McCain: Immigration reform failure would cost GOP
In a warning to fellow Republicans, Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that failure to pass comprehensive immigration legislation could mean continued ...
Oil rises ahead of the release of US indicators
Oil prices rose to near $98 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of the release of more U.S. economic indicators and the conclusion of a meeting of U.S.
US eyes drone base in Africa with al-Qaida in mind
Plans to base unarmed American surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger highlight the Obama administration's growing concern about extremist ...
Judge OKs $4B BP oil spill criminal settlement
BP PLC closed the book on the Justice Department's criminal probe of its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill Tuesday, when a U.S
Dissident end of 'leadership of thieves' in China
Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng on Tuesday urged China's people to end the communist-governed nation's "leadership of thieves" and for Washington not ...
Donors pledge $455 million to Mali military push
African and Western nations on Tuesday pledged more than $450 million to fund an African-led military force to fight Islamist extremists in Mali.
Guatemala ex-dictator to stand trial on genocide
A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war will stand trial on charges he ordered the ...
Philippine dictatorship victims to be compensated
Almost four decades after he was arrested and tortured and his sister disappeared into a maze of Philippine police cells and military houses, ...
US fighter jet missing on training mission
U.S. and Italian aircraft on Monday searched the Adriatic Sea after losing contact with a U.S. fighter jet believed to have crashed during a training ...
Arrests along US borders up in last year
A year after Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal border crossers plunged to the lowest levels in nearly 40 years agents have seen a slight increase ...
THE RESET: Guns, immigration topping week's agenda
A week into his second term, President Barack Obama is temporarily turning from perpetual political fights over the national debt, government ...
Deal signed to clear Myanmar debt, allow new loans
The World Bank announced a long-awaited deal to allow Myanmar to clear part of its huge decades-old foreign debt, opening the door for new much-needed ...
French, Mali forces head toward Timbuktu
French and Malian forces pushed toward the fabled desert town of Timbuktu on Sunday, as the two-week-long French mission gathered momentum against the ...
Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot
The death toll has risen to 61 following fierce gunbattles between inmates and National Guard troops at a Venezuelan prison, a hospital director said ...
What will Michelle Obama do with 4 more years?
Michelle Obama has a new look, both in person and online, and with her husband's re-election as president, she has four more years as the first lady, ...
Myanmar rejects US criticism over ethnic conflict
Myanmar has rejected the latest U.S. criticism of its conflict with ethnic Kachin rebels, and deplores that Washington still calls the country by its ...
Ga. Sen. Chambliss won't seek re-election in 2014
When Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced Friday that he wouldn't seek a third term in 2014, a race that already was likely to feature a contested ...
Cycling agrees to amnesty for doping confessions
Cyclists will be offered a chance to confess to past doping offenses without fear of retribution in an attempt to uncover the full scale of the Lance ...
Aide: Clinton wearing glasses due to concussion
Hillary Rodham Clinton's thick-framed glasses aren't just a style statement. Spokesman Philippe Reines says the secretary of state will be wearing the ...
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