‘Cuban Twitter’ fallout found relief in FOIA’s glacial pace
By JACK GILLUM As U.S. officials dealt with the fallout of the government’s once-secret “Cuban Twitter” program, they had one thing on their side: notorious delays in the federal Freedom…
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SpaceX delivers world’s 1st inflatable room for astronauts
By MARCIA DUNN SpaceX has made good on a high-priority delivery: the world’s first inflatable room for astronauts. A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on…
AP-GfK Poll: Improved economic outlook boosts Obama approval
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY and EMILY SWANSON As many in the United States hold their noses in the search for the next president, they’re increasingly warming to the president they already…
Rifles on campus: College security forces add firepower
By COLLIN BINKLEY Once a rarity on campuses, semi-automatic rifles are becoming a standard part of the arsenal for college security forces — firepower they say could make a difference…
Kerry backs Iraqi leader, no planned increase in US troops
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and SUSANNAH GEORGE U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry backed Iraq’s prime minister on Friday in his efforts to resolve a mounting political crisis, underlining the importance…
GOPers say they’ll back nominee but avoid Trump
By DAVID A. LIEB When Donald Trump came to St. Louis last month for a raucous rally with thousands, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt was more than 130 miles away, announcing…
EU threatens to sanction tax havens like Panama
By FRANK JORDANS and RAF CASERT The European Union has threatened to sanction countries like Panama if they continue to refuse to cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax…
At law school, Obama to press case for Garland nomination
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE The stalled nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court is giving President Barack Obama a chance to do what he says he’s missed: go back…