Politics

Pressure on Bangladesh, retailers to fix factories
In the aftermath of a building collapse that killed more than 530 people, Bangladesh's garment manufacturers may face a choice of reform or perish.
Cruz urges GOP to work together for Senate control
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is urging Republicans to work together to help the party take back the Senate next year, telling South Carolina Republicans that, ...
Obama: US, Latin America must strengthen economies
President Barack Obama came to Latin America eager to move the region's relationship with the U.S. beyond fighting drugs and organized crime, yet the ...
Biden in SC: Republicans are down on America
Vice President Joe Biden is scolding Republicans in Congress, telling Democrats in South Carolina that the new Republican Party is down on America.
Obama doesn't foresee US ground troops in Syria
President Barack Obama said Friday he doesn't foresee any circumstance requiring the U.S. to send ground troops into Syria, even as Washington pursues ...
NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights
The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that ...
California prison crowding plan still falls short
Underlying California's attempts to meet a federal court order for reducing its prison population is an unsettling question: Will the public be in ...
Obama doesn't foresee ground troops in Syria
President Barack Obama says he doesn't foresee sending U.S. ground troops into Syria. Obama was asked at a news conference in Costa Rica what he might ...
Obama: Will 'stay on' Syria chemical weapons issue
President Barack Obama says the United States will keep pressure on Syria while investigating whether the government has used chemical weapons against ...
Obama won't say whether US recognizes Maduro
President Barack Obama isn't saying whether the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president. When asked on Spanish-language ...
NYC to add 640K people to evacuation zones
Hurricane evacuation areas would encompass 640,000 more city residents, and the number of zones would double, under plans disclosed Friday.
US orders new visa reviews for arriving students
The Homeland Security Department ordered border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the U.S. has a valid student visa, ...
Experimental Air Force aircraft goes hypersonic
An experimental, unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force went hypersonic during a test off the Southern California coast, traveling at more ...
Hill aides: White House recalculates spending cuts
The White House budget office is recalculating how to apply automatic spending cuts for a handful of agencies, freeing up almost $4 billion for the ...
Judge reverses decision to free terror suspect
A federal judge Friday quashed another judge's surprise order to release an Illinois teenager pending trial on charges he sought to join ...
US military plane carrying 3 crashes in Kyrgyzstan
An American military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where ...
APNewsBreak: US Judge allows spy to stay in Cuba
One of the convicted spies known as the "Cuban Five" will be able to permanently remain in Cuba in exchange for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, a ...
US names experienced diplomat as new Afghan envoy
The Obama administration has tapped a veteran American diplomat to be the new U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Secretary of ...
Nations at nuclear meeting say too many on alert
More than 100 nations concluding a round of global nuclear talks Friday expressed alarm that many nuclear weapons are kept at a high-alert level and ...
Biden, Kerry honor fallen diplomats
Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the courage and dedication of U.S. diplomats slain in the line of duty as they led ...
Strong US jobs report triggers stock market rally
Stock markets rallied on Friday, with both the Dow and S&P hitting new highs, after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report indicated the world's ...
Suspected bombers considered July 4 attack
Two U.S. officials say the surviving suspected Boston bomber told interrogators that he and his brother considered setting off their bombs on July ...
Migrants to Obama: Don't deport Mama
Beneath the slogan "Obama, don't deport my Mama," dozens of migrant families deported from the U.S. despite having children born there rallied outside ...
Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston
Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just ...
RI now 10th state to allow gay marriage
Rhode Island has become the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, after a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this ...