VA leader vows penalty for officials accused in job scam
By MATTHEW DALY The No. 2 official at the Department of Veterans Affairs says he still intends to punish two senior officials accused of manipulating the agency’s hiring system for…
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Campaigns turn to New Hampshire with Cruz ascendant
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Next up: New Hampshire. Presidential contenders on Tuesday turned their airplanes and their hopes to the next arena in the fight for the nomination,…
France calls on US to lift economic embargo on Cuba
By SYLVIE CORBET France called on the U.S. to lift the economic embargo against Cuba during a historic state visit Monday by the Caribbean island’s president aimed at boosting economic…
In final Iowa blitz, an outraged Clinton channels Sanders
BY LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS Seeking victory in Iowa, Hillary Clinton has begun channeling the economic indignation of her rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose unapologetically liberal campaign has…
Republican Jeb Bush tells rival Marco Rubio ‘stop whining’
The Latest on the 2016 race for president on the final weekend of campaigning before Monday’s leadoff Iowa caucuses (all local times): 4:25 p.m. Jeb Bush is showing no sign…
Iran says it flew drone over US aircraft carrier
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Iran flew a surveillance drone over a U.S. aircraft carrier and took “precise” photographs of it as part of an ongoing naval drill, state…
30 years since Challenger: New voice at astronauts’ memorial
By MARCIA DUNN As families of the lost Challenger astronauts gather with NASA to mark the space shuttle accident’s 30th anniversary, there’s a new voice to address the crowd. June…
3 more arrested as Bundy urges refuge occupiers to leave
By KEITH RIDLER and TERRENCE PETTY Three members of an armed group occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge surrendered to authorities, officials said, hours after their jailed leader urged the remaining…