Politics

Talks to end Bahrain crisis begin amid mistrust
After nearly two years of nonstop unrest, opposing factions in Bahrain began talks on Sunday to ease an Arab Spring conflict that has run longer than ...
Cheney criticizes Obama nominees in Wyoming speech
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday night that President Barack Obama has jeopardized U.S. national security by nominating substandard ...
Canada ahead of US in allowing women in combat
On May 17, 2006, in a firefight with Afghan Taliban insurgents, Canadian forces lost an artillery officer hit by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled ...
LAPD to reopen probe into fugitive ex-cop's firing
The hunt for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings continued in snow-covered mountains Saturday as the LAPD's chief said he ...
Fugitive's rant puts focus on evolving LAPD legacy
Fugitive former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner's claim in an online "manifesto" that his career was undone by racist colleagues ...
Texas prosecutor's tough, softer sides recalled
A Texas prosecutor gunned down outside his courthouse office last month was remembered Saturday for his zealousness in pursuing tough cases, love of ...
Chicago remembers teen victim of city gun violence
Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing ...
Egypt court orders YouTube blocked for a month
A Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that ...
A Texas-sized silence as immigration talks ramp up
With nearly 2 million illegal immigrants and a 1,200-mile border with Mexico, Texas has more at stake than most states in the renewed push to overhaul ...
Seagal, Ariz sheriff train posses to guard schools
The self-proclaimed "America's Toughest Sheriff" is joining forces this weekend with action movie star Steven Seagal to train volunteer armed posse ...
Liberal in domestic issues, Obama a hawk on war
For all of his liberal positions on the environment, taxes and health care, President Barack Obama has proved to be a hawk when it comes to fighting ...
Iowa governor pardons pig before bacon festival
A young pig has won a reprieve from the frying pan just as Iowa's popular bacon festival is about to begin. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad pardoned the ...
A look at Big Bear Lake, where cop fugitive may be
Located just 90 miles east of Los Angeles in the rugged San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Lake provides the perfect weekend refuge for folks ...
New high-profile bipartisan group on immigration
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is part of a new bipartisan group that will push for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws and a ...
Court file: LA ex-cop was disturbed, self-obsessed
A photo never tells the whole story, and that's especially true for Christopher Dorner. The images on his Facebook page are essentially the same: ...
Coal sales investigated by feds; no violations yet
The U.S. Department of Interior is investigating whether mining companies are skirting royalty rules as they increase exports of coal to Asia, federal ...
Obama salutes Panetta as he prepares to retire
Calling it "the honor of my life," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said farewell to the U.S. military Friday, capping a venerated public service career ...
Obama to visit NC, Atlanta after State of Union
President Barack Obama will travel to two Southern states after his State of the Union address on Tuesday. It's a tradition for presidents to launch ...
Christie seeks to address his weight on own terms
Chris Christie began the workweek doughnut in hand, playfully embracing fat jokes on David Letterman's couch. The New Jersey governor was soon ...
In a switch, GOP governors back expanding Medicaid
Once largely united in resisting the Obama administration's new health care overhaul, a growing number of Republican governors are now buying into ...
White House outlines deep cuts it may have to make
Trying to ratchet up pressure on Congress, the White House on Friday detailed what it said would be the painful impact on the federal workforce and ...
Republicans scramble for the center on immigration
It was little surprise when freshman Republican Rep. Mike Coffman in 2010 voted against a bill to grant citizenship to some young illegal immigrants.
Senate Dem: GOP request to Hagel extraordinary
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday he will press ahead with a vote on Chuck Hagel's nomination to be defense secretary, ...
Senators seek pact on gun-buy background checks
A cornerstone of President Barack Obama's drive to check gun violence is gathering bipartisan steam as four senators, including two of the National ...
Obama to honor pediatrics reformer, former senator
A renowned pediatrician who developed a leading behavioral test for newborns and a former senator who helped run the Peace Corps are among those whom ...