Category: National
Stag state dinner for Hollande has French twist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Caviar and cotton candy are on the menu. Bradley Cooper is on the guest list. Mary J. Blige is set to perform. Yet much of the focus…
US says new farm law to boost food aid abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah says changes to the way the United States distributes food aid could help feed 800,000 more people abroad, many…
Advanced Placement classes double in popularity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Columbus McKinney is taking his fifth Advancement Placement course at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington , undeterred even though he didn’t score high enough to get…
Nuke reform drive features ideas tried 5 years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years ago the Air Force considered a series of proposals to boost morale and fix performance and security lapses in its nuclear missile corps, according to…
Yellen to investors: Expect continuity at the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sought Tuesday to reassure investors that she will embrace the approach to interest-rate policy that her predecessor, Ben Bernanke , pursued before…
Stocks up after Yellen remarks; debt ceiling news
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in early trading Tuesday as new Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled the central bank would continue to dial back its stimulus program if…
Walsh sworn in as Montana senator, replaces Baucus
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Walsh became the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday and faces the challenge of making his appointment more permanent.
The Montana Democrat was sworn in…
GOP to advance ‘clean’ debt limit hike
WASHINGTON – House GOP leaders have announced they will advance this week an increase in the government’s borrowing cap that’s free of any add-ons.
House Speaker John Boehner announced the…
Gabrielle Giffords plans book on gun control
NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is working on a book about gun control.
The Arizona Democrat and her husband, the retired Navy captain and astronaut Mark…
Yellen to investors: Expect continuity at the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sought Tuesday to reassure investors that she will embrace the approach to interest-rate policy that her predecessor, Ben Bernanke, pursued before he…
