Obama to military: Crack down on sexual assaults
President Obama ordered military leaders Friday to review their response to allegations of sexual assault in the military and to report back within a year. "As commander in chief,...
New island isn’t disappearing— it’s growing
An island that sprouted out of the Pacific thanks to an undersea volcanic eruption some 600 miles south of Tokyo last month might just be here to stay. Scientists...
India maids speak out on diplomat’s arrest
NEW DELHI – Indian maid Manju Bahri has heard about the controversy in New York over the alleged mistreatment of a fellow maid by an Indian diplomat. It doesn't surprise...
Putin freed inmates to stifle critics ahead of Olympics, say analysts
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin stunned observers with a pardon of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and an amnesty that will free two members of the jailed punk group...
US: HHS loosens rules for those who lost health care plans
WASHINGTON —Americans whose insurance policies were canceled this year will be excused from paying fees due to the individual mandate, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a...
Obama has a last Friday flurry
President Obama and aides are clearing the decks before his annual end-of-the-year trip to Hawaii. Within the past 24 hours, the administration has launched a news flurry that includes:...
US: Sen. Wyden in line to head powerful Finance Committee
WASHINGTON – President Obama's decision to tap Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus as the next U.S. ambassador to China paves the way for Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden to take over...
Obama praises new IRS commissioner
President Obama welcomes the Senate vote Friday to confirm a new commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Obama's statement: "I applaud the bipartisan majority of Senators who today...
Battle over ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ sign heats up
Pitman, N.J., a 2-square-mile town with 9,000 residents, has the slogan "Everybody loves Pitman." But lately, not everyone agrees. An Atheist group, based out of Wisconsin, is now offering...
Nigeria: A new dawn in Tambuwal’s House
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was last night locked in a meeting with the remnants of the party caucus in the House of Representatives in Transcorp...