The Latest: Breakaway Taliban faction claims Quetta bombing
The Latest on the bombing at a hospital in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta (all times local):6 p.m. A breakaway faction of the Taliban in Pakistan has claimed responsibility…
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Congress, FBI moving on VA health care
By MATTHEW DALY Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, after a Democratic caucus lunch. Responding to the…
Judge strikes down California teacher tenure
By LINDA DEUTSCH Alex Caputo-Pearl, president elect of United Teachers Los Angeles, takes questions on about the verdict of the Vergara v. California lawsuit in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 10,…
Q&A: More lenient lice policies bug some parents
By JENNIFER C. KERRY Over the counter products for controlling head lice are photographed in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head…
OHIO OPENS CASE IN $100M CHARITY FRAUD CASE
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN The man who calls himself Bobby Thompson, right, talks with defense attorney Joseph Patituce during opening arguments in court in Cleveland Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. Thompson,…
PRIVATE LOBBYISTS GET PUBLIC PENSIONS IN 20 STATES
By MICHAEL GORMLEY FILE – In this May 9, 2013 file photo, Stephen Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties, attends a news conference in the…
IN ALA., GOP DICTATES NEW LANDSCAPE FOR EDUCATION
By BILL BARROW FILE – In this April 11, 2013 file photo, Alabama Education Association Executive Director Dr. Henry Mabry addresses members of the Alabama Education Retirees Association at a…
HIGH COURT WEIGHS DRUG COMPANIES’ GENERICS POLICY
By JESSE J. HOLLAND and LINDA A. JOHNSON FILE – In this Aug. 12, 2011 file photo, Jeremy Lazarus, president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA) speaks in Portland, Oregon.…