Treasury Secretary Lew says IS funds slowing
WASHINGTON —Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the U.S. is making progress in limiting the ways the Islamic State group finances itself, by cutting oil sales and shutting off the terrorist group from...
View ArticleSanders, Clinton mend fences before Democratic presidential debate
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Bernie Sanders apologized to Hillary Clinton and his own supporters Saturday night for a breach of her campaign’s valuable voter data, seeking to put the controversy to rest in a...
View ArticleOverhaul to chemical safety bill could become law in ’16
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a much-anticipated bill proposing broad changes to an existing chemical safety law — one which environmentalists have long argued puts the American public at...
View ArticleIn IS strategy, U.S. weighs risks to civilians
WASHINGTON — For months, the U.S. military has known that the Islamic State uses the city hall in Raqqa, Syria, as an administrative center and a dormitory for scores of fighters. Some U.S. officials...
View ArticleGOP chariman: Tashfeen Malik’s visa ‘sloppily approved’
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Saturday said U.S. officials “sloppily approved” the visa application of Tashfeen Malik, one of the shooters in the massacre in San...
View ArticleDefense Secretary says U.S., Iraq share blame in deadly friendly fire incident
BAGHDAD — An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition last week killed 10 Iraqi soldiers, the Iraqi government said Saturday, in an apparent friendly fire incident in which the U.S. defense secretary says...
View ArticleNation briefs: Gas prices hit a 6-year low
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Just as Americans start to hit the road for the holidays, the average price of gasoline at the pump has dropped below $2 a gallon for the first time in more than six years as global...
View ArticleHospitality and gambling interests delay closing of $1 billion tax loophole
WASHINGTON — In the span of a mere 11 days this month, $1 billion in future federal tax payments vanished.
View ArticleTrump returns fire leveled by Dems during third debate
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The day after the Democrats met for their third presidential debate, much of the attention shifted to a candidate who wasn’t on the stage in Manchester: the boisterous Republican...
View ArticleSen. Lindsey Graham drops out of presidential race
After months of lagging in the polls, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham announced today that he’s quitting his bid to win the Republican presidential nomination.
View ArticleAfter Cecil furor, U.S. aims to protect lions through Endangered Species Act
Five months after a lion named Cecil was shot and killed in Zimbabwe by a Minnesota dentist, the Obama administration has decided to place lions in Africa under the protection of the Endangered Species...
View ArticleLindsey Graham ends his presidential campaign
Sen. Lindsey Graham suspended his presidential campaign Monday, saying that he has concluded “this is not my time” despite making a difference in the race.
View ArticleTrump gets crude in mocking Clinton
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump labeled Democrat Hillary Clinton “disgusting” for using the restroom during a commercial break at the last Democratic debate and used crude...
View ArticleVirginia to stop recognizing concealed gun permits from 25 states, including Pa.
WASHINGTON — Virginia will no longer recognize concealed handgun permits issued by 25 other states — including Pennsylvania — its attorney general announced Tuesday, in a move seen as a stark change in...
View ArticleImmigration officials plan stepped-up deportations for new year
WASHINGTON — Immigration officials are preparing a nationwide push in January to apprehend and deport Central American families who arrived in recent years and have been ordered by immigration judges...
View ArticleNation briefs: Guard sites eyed for immigrants
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Only two states say their National Guard operations could provide facilities to house unaccompanied immigrant children following a request for options from the government. California...
View ArticleIS leader says ‘caliphate’ well, taunts the U.S.
BEIRUT — The Islamic State group on Saturday released a new message purportedly from its reclusive leader, claiming that his self-styled “caliphate” is doing well despite an unprecedented alliance...
View ArticleObama seeks to stave off lame-duck status in his final year
WASHINGTON — In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West Wing hallway exclaiming, “Offense! Stay on offense!”
View ArticleU.S. support of gay rights in Africa may do more harm
LAGOS, Nigeria — Suspicious neighbors and landlords pry into their private lives. Blackmailers hunt for victims on the social media sites they use to meet others of the same sex. Police officers...
View ArticleNational briefs: Storm woes continue in Dallas area
SAN ANTONIO — Tornadoes swept through the Dallas area after dark Saturday evening causing significant damage while a blizzard was blanketing parts of New Mexico and West Texas with snow, the latest in...
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