Transgender candidate could become a first in NYC
Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local ...
G-8 to focus on African kidnaps, tax on final day
Leaders of the G-8 wealthy nations are spending the final day of their summit focused on how to deter kidnappings of foreign workers in North Africa ...
Texas governor woos disgruntled Conn. gun makers
Texas Gov. Rick Perry extolled the tax policies and regulatory climate of his state as he courted Connecticut gun manufacturers that have threatened ...
AP Interview: Peres, at 90, still going strong
As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and ...
100K protesters flood Brazilian streets in protest
In some of the biggest protests since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship, demonstrations have spread across this continent-sized country and ...
Ukraine kids at risk from low vaccination rates
When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil ...
Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide
Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's ...
Oil prices stay steady before 2-day US Fed meeting
The price of U.S. benchmark oil rose slightly Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal ...
Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described ...
Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'
President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them ...
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a ...
Protesters back in streets of Brazilian cities
More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep ...
Uncertainty over US stimulus drags shares lower
Jitters over a possible change in U.S. stimulus efforts by the Federal Reserve helped pull share prices mostly lower in early Asian trading Tuesday.
Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat ...
Obama: Iranian people want a 'different direction'
President Barack Obama said Monday that Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people want to change course. But he stressed ...
White House threatens veto of anti-abortion bill
The Obama administration is threatening to veto a measure being considered by House Republicans that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus ...
Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers
The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed ...
Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that ...
Unions give lift to Turkish protest movement
Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to ...
G8 exposes rift among leaders on Syria
Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting ...
White House threatens veto of House farm bill
The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, five-year farm bill, saying food stamp cuts included in the legislation could ...
Chinese activist says he's being forced out by NYU
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is ...
WikiLeaks trial focuses Army email list
A huge database of troop names and email addresses an Army private allegedly downloaded to a personal computer could be used by foreign adversaries ...
Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal
States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the ...
Official: Solar plane to help energy use on ground
The plane parked outside the airport looks more like a giant exotic insect or maybe an outsized balsa wood toy airplane. When it's in flight, there's ...
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