Nation briefs: Chipotle near Boston College reopens
BOSTON â A Chipotle restaurant near Boston College has reopened several weeks after 136 patrons fell ill with norovirus.
View ArticleActivists predict abortion will be hot election issue
NEW YORK â With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the...
View ArticleIran ships uranium to Russia, fulfilling a key provision of nuclear deal
Iran shipped more than 25,000 pounds of enriched uranium to Russia on Monday, a key commitment in the nuclear deal that has be fulfilled before international sanctions can be lifted.
View ArticleNation briefs: Canadian PM to visit U.S.
WASHINGTON â Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife will come to Washington for a state visit on March 10, the White House announced Monday, a sign of the deepening ties between President...
View ArticleFormer New York Gov. George Pataki suspends presidential bid
Former New York governor George Pataki suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, after a campaign that appeared doomed almost from the start by both his long stretch out of...
View ArticleStudy: More rapes reported on college football game days
At American schools with powerhouse football programs, college game day often brings hordes of rowdy visitors and booze-soaked tailgates. Students wake early and chug vodka with breakfast. Gift shops...
View ArticleSupreme Court set to decide politically charged cases in 2016
WASHINGTON â As the nation heads into a presidential election year, the Supreme Court is set to decide a half-dozen politically charged cases in 2016 on such topics as abortion, affirmative action,...
View ArticleNew laws in 2016 show states are diverging on guns, voting
TRENTON, N.J. â Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues.
View ArticleNational briefs: State Dept. short of Clinton email target
WASHINGTON â The State Department opened the new year by falling short of a court-ordered goal from last year to have out by now 82 percent of Hillary Clintonâs emails from her years as secretary of...
View ArticleObama weighs own action on gun violence
WASHINGTON â President Barack Obama will meet with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Monday to discuss what he can do to curb gun violence, sidestepping an entrenched Congress.
View ArticleHealth care repeal vote to open year in Congress
WASHINGTON â Itâs been like a long-delayed New Yearâs resolution for Republicans. But 2016 will finally be the year when they put legislation on President Barack Obamaâs desk repealing his health care...
View ArticleStates plan renewed debate on LGBT and religious rights
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. â With same-sex marriage now legal nationwide, lawmakers in numerous states are preparing for a new round of battles in 2016 over whether to grant discrimination protections to LGBT...
View ArticleClinton says January tax proposals will âgo beyondâ the Buffett Rule
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will unveil proposals this month that will âgo beyond the Buffett Ruleâ to raise the effective tax rates paid by the wealthiest Americans, she said...
View ArticleDonald Trump featured in new jihadist recruitment video
Last month, The Washington Post reported that white nationalists have begun using Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a recruitment tool.
View ArticleCongress repeals law on meat labeling after trade rulings against it
WASHINGTON â Itâs now harder to find out where your beef or pork was born, raised and slaughtered.
View ArticleSupreme Courtâs Iran terrorism case does not benefit all victims
The Supreme Court next week will consider whether Congress went too far in mandating that billions of dollars in Iranian assets seized in the United States go to Americans who suffered from...
View ArticleObama to hold town hall meeting on gun violence
HONOLULU â Renewing his emphasis on the need for more gun restrictions, President Barack Obama on Thursday will participate in a live televised town-hall-style meeting to discuss gun violence in the...
View ArticlePost-Gazette asks readers' feedback on political coverage, launches new...
There may be no more interesting, nor more vital, election in our lifetimes than the one that is now underway. With the nominations open in two parties and with unusual new characters and campaign...
View ArticleObama says he will act on gun control in coming days
WASHINGTON â President Obama said on Monday that in the next several days he planned to take executive actions on guns that were âwell withinâ his legal authority and were supported by the majority of...
View ArticleClintons, Sanders, Republicans in sprint to capture first voters
BOONE, Iowa â The sprint to the Iowa caucuses opened Monday with nearly a dozen presidential candidates in motion, a former President Bill Clinton seen as rather restrained stepping up for his wife and...
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