Policy cancellations: Obama will allow old plans
President Barack Obama speaks about his signature health care law, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Bowing to pressure, the…
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20-year US-Russian nonproliferation program ends
By VITNIJA SALDAVA Representatives of participating companies sign containers with uranium to be used as fuel for nuclear reactors, prior to loading them aboard Atlantic Navigator ship, on a port…
Should students learn cursive? Some states say yes
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Jaeden Alvarez practices cursive writing at Cleveland K-6 School, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. In years gone by, penmanship helped distinguish the literate from…
US companies eye Middle East airshow for sales
By AYA BATRAWY and JOSHUA FREED FILE – In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 handout file photo provided by the Red Arrows, a formation of nine Royal Air Force Red…
Audio of Pa. town attack played at hearing
FILE – In this May 22, 2013 file photo, Rockne Newell talks about his discussions with Ross Township over junk on his property in Ross Township, Pa.. Newell, a man…
Coroner seeks to ID bones of 4 in Mojave graves
Forensic anthropologists and San Bernardino County Sheriff Department officials investigate two shallow graves where human remains were found in a remote area of Southern California’s Mojave Desert in Victorville, Calif.,…
Man, baby die in shooting near New Orleans bridge
New Orleans police examine a car with a shot-out rear window as they investigate a shooting on the Crescent City Connection which left a man and an infant dead on…
Toronto mayor threatens to sue former aides
By ROB GILLIES Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, left, confronts Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong at City Council in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Almost every member of Toronto’s City Council stood…