Category: National
Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race
By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK – Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal.…
Twist in Fox ‘hound’ Parents eyed, too
By Geoff Earle; WASHINGTON – The government’s efforts to snoop on Fox News reporter James Rosen during a leak investigation were broader than first revealed – extending to other Fox…
Netanyahu says peace is top priority
Israel is keen to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Netanyahu and Kerry met Thursday…
Obama to limit drone strikes, restart Guantanamo closure
The White House plans to send some Guantanamo Bay inmates back to Yemen in a new push to close the prison, officials said President Obama will say Thursday.
The president…
Broke no laws, IRS official says – then takes 5th
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM
WASHINGTON – At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing…
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner enters NYC mayor’s race
Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, forced to resign from Congress because of Twitter, entered the New York mayor’s race Wednesday via YouTube. Weiner’s video, posted shortly after midnight, asked New…
Oklahoma tornado ‘was a monster’
May 21–Rescuers sifted through debris in a desperate search for survivors Monday night after a massive tornado battered the Oklahoma City area, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children,…
Election day: A long, expensive race to lead L.A. draws to an end
May 21–After years of campaigning, and months of debating and handshaking by the candidates, the time is finally upon Los Angeles voters to choose their next mayor. Polls are set…
Former IRS chief: Can’t say how targeting happened
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON – The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking…
Monstrous Oklahoma tornado kills at least 91
Disaster workers toiled in hail, lightning and rain early Tuesday in Moore, Okla., hoping to find survivors of a giant tornado that killed at least 91 people. Hundreds of crews,…
