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Nation & World

Published
January 7, 2013

Cheers greet Hillary Clinton as she returns to work

At her first senior staff meeting since early December, she stresses the need to implement recommendations for improving the security at high-threat diplomatic posts.
Published
January 7, 2013

US spent whopping $18B on immigration enforcement

Immigration enforcement in 2012 topped the combined budgets of the FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Secret Service.
Published
January 7, 2013

Supreme Court won’t stop embryonic stem cell research

Researchers hope one day to use stem cells in ways that cure spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease and other ailments.
Published
January 7, 2013

Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

The president announces his choice of Hagel even as critics questioned the pick over issues including Hagel's views on Israel and Iran.
Published
January 7, 2013

Next generation fighter: Where will F-35 touch down?

People in communities from California to Florida to Maine worry that the planes are too loud.

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Published
January 6, 2013

Report: Son of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul arrested

William Hilton Paul, 19, reportedly is charged with underage drinking and disorderly conduct on a flight from Kentucky to North Carolina.
Published
January 6, 2013

Task force ideas reveal split over tighter gun laws

Measures like universal background checks and a sales-tracking database receive a mixed reaction.
Published
January 1, 2013

Members-only pot clubs springing up in Colo.

The private pot dens began popping up less than a month after Colorado's governor signed into law a constitutional amendment allowing recreational pot use.
Published
December 31, 2012

Democratic officials: Fiscal ‘cliff’ deal reached

The measure would extend Bush-era tax cuts for family incomes below $450,000, and spending cuts would be delayed two months while Republicans and Democrats try to reach an agreement.
Published
December 31, 2012

Suspect in NYC subway death arrested before

It isn't clear whether Erika Menendez had a diagnosed mental condition. But her previous arrests and legal troubles paint a portrait of a troubled woman.