Politics

Wrongly convicted Va. man gets pardon, new life
Johnathan Montgomery spent the past four years in a Virginia state prison saying the same thing a lot of inmates do: He was innocent. Convicted in ...
Internal emails offer details on bin Laden burial
Internal emails among U.S. military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional ...
Obama hails ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
President Barack Obama is hailing a cease-fire agreement to end a week of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
San Francisco sheds part of free-spirited past
San Francisco shed a vestige of its free-spirited past as local lawmakers narrowly approved a citywide ban on public nudity. Casting aside complaints ...
Gen. Allen resumes command duty in Afghanistan
Gen. John Allen has returned to Kabul to resume his duties as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, more than a week after the ...
FBI agent: Calif. terror plot 'very serious case'
Three Southern California men charged this week with plotting to kill Americans and bomb U.S. military bases overseas spent months preparing for a ...
FBI: 4 Calif. men charged in alleged terror plot
Three California men excited at the prospect of training in Afghanistan to become terrorists prepared, authorities say, by simulating combat with ...
Feds accuse Michigan judge of real estate fraud
Federal authorities filed a lawsuit to seize the Florida home of a Michigan Supreme Court justice, accusing her of fraud by hiding control of the real ...
Panetta says war on al-Qaida taking new direction
America's war on al-Qaida is taking a new direction, moving beyond declared combat zones like Afghanistan while countering the terrorist network's ...
Army veteran drove float in Texas parade crash
The driver of a parade float filled with wounded veterans and their spouses that was struck by a freight train in West Texas is an Army veteran ...
Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire gains momentum
A diplomatic push to end Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt's president predicting that ...
Former Sen. Warren Rudman of NH dies at 82
Colleagues knew former Sen. Warren B. Rudman for his abrupt manner, but they trusted his expertise. On one matter in particular, though, he wished ...
US says Turkish rhetoric on Israel is 'unhelpful'
The Obama administration is criticizing its NATO ally Turkey for "extremely harsh" rhetoric in accusing Israel of terrorism in its current military ...
Unions flexed muscles in state campaigns
From California to Maine, unions used their political muscle in the recent elections to help install Democratic governors, build labor-friendly ...
Marine Corps forms new fighter jet squadron
The Marine Corps is forming the first squadron of pilots to fly the next-generation strike fighter jet, months after lawmakers raised concern that ...
Judge rejects Nativity displays in Santa Monica
There's no room for the baby Jesus, the manger or the wise men this Christmas in a Santa Monica park following a judge's ruling Monday against ...