FEDS: NAVY SECRETS BOUGHT WITH PROSTITUTES
By JULIE WATSON In this photo taken Dec. 3, 2010, U.S. navy officer Michael “Vannak Khem” Misiewicz becomes emotional as he embraces his aunt Samrith Sokha, 72, at Cambodian coastal…
Government business and finance
Obama: Budget is about choices, priorities
President Barack Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The prime minister arrived at the…
GOP internal divide plays out in Alabama campaign
By BILL BARROW This combination made from file photos shows former two-year college chancellor Bradley Byrne, left, and Orange Beach businessman Dean Young. The Republican primary in the 1st Congressional…
Scientists oppose logging bills in Congress
By SCOTT SONNER RENO, Nev. (AP) — More than 200 biologists, ecologists and other scientists are urging Congress to defeat legislation they say would destroy critical wildlife habitat by setting…
Mexico nears junk food tax, sets anti-obesity plan
By MARK STEVENSON Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during the unveiling of Mexico’s strategy to combat diabetes and obesity in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)…
Montana, feds to seek damages from Exxon spill
By MATTHEW BROWN RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT NAME OF REFINERY – FILE – In this July,10, 2011 file photo, oil-fouled islands and a sheen on the water are seen downstream of…
Asia stocks muted on prospect Fed to trim stimulus
By KAY JOHNSON A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Asian stocks rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time…
Congress governs self under ‘Obamacare’
By LAURIE KELLMAN FILE – In this Oct. 28, 2013, file screenshot, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ main landing web page for HealthCare.gov. Members of Congress are…