Senate Democrats look to tweak bill on Keystone XL pipeline
By DINA CAPPIELLO Democrats plan to use Senate consideration of the Keystone XL oil pipeline to get Republicans on the record about climate change and to resurrect parts of a…
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Education secretary says he backs annual testing
By KIMBERLY HEFLING Foreshadowing what could be a contentious battle with Congress, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that rolling back federal testing requirements in math and reading would deprive…
Iran eclipses US as Iraq’s ally in fight against militants
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA In the eyes of most Iraqis, their country’s best ally in the war against the Islamic State group is not the United States and…
Obama drops the tempered tone of his economic message
By JIM KUHNHENN For most of last year, President Barack Obama tempered his pitch on the economy: It may be improving, he would say, but millions of Americans had yet…
Kerry urges rapid growth in US-India trade, commercial ties
By MATTHEW LEE U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for a rapid expansion of U.S.-India trade and commercial ties as he attended an international investment conference ahead…
North Korea hints at nuclear test moratorium
By HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korea has told the United States that it’s willing to impose a temporary moratorium on its nuclear tests if Washington scraps planned military drills with South…
France works to avert new terror attacks, suspect hunted
By SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON France’s government urged the nation to remain vigilant Saturday, as thousands of security forces try to thwart new attacks and hunt down a suspected…
Islamic cleric gets life in plot to kidnap tourists in Yemen
By LARRY NEUMEISTER An Islamic cleric convicted of terrorism charges in plots to kidnap tourists in Yemen in 1998 and build a terrorist training camp in Oregon was sentenced Friday…