Washington caught totally off guard by Cantor loss
The second-highest ranking Republican in the House goes down, and no one saw it coming.Read More ...
Obama on shootings: ‘We should be ashamed’
Obama says his “biggest frustration” is America's failure to address, curb mass shootings.Read More ...
Obama has tough love for youth in Tumblr student loan chat
President
Barack Obama had some tough love for young people in a discussion on
student loans hosted by Tumblr, warning them not to waste time in
college and reminding them that they might have to take a job they don’t
like to pay off their debts.Read More ...
House Majority Leader Cantor defeated in primary
RICHMOND,
Va. (AP) — In an upset for the ages, Majority Leader Eric Cantor of
Virginia, the second-most powerful man in the House, was dethroned
Tuesday by a little-known, tea party-backed Republican primary
challenger carried to victory on a wave of public anger over calls for
looser immigration laws.Read More ...
AP PHOTOS: Cantor loss adds to Congress upsets
After
U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor's surprising loss in the Virginia Republican
primary Tuesday night to David Brat, here are some of the other major
Congressional upsets that have caught observers off guard.Read More ...
5 US troops killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan
KABUL,
Afghanistan (AP) — Five American troops with a special operations unit
were killed by a U.S. airstrike called in to help them after they were
ambushed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest
friendly fire incidents in nearly 14 years of war, officials said
Tuesday.Read More ...
Congress moving to ensure speedier care for vets
WASHINGTON
(AP) — United in response to a national uproar, Congress is suddenly
moving quickly to address military veterans' long waits for care at VA
hospitals.Read More ...
Vets flood American Legion seeking help with care
PHOENIX
(AP) — Vietnam veteran Gene Stoesser has been waiting nearly two months
for an appointment with a Veterans Affairs doctor to schedule his heart
surgery.Read More ...
Air Force to launch fixes to nuclear program
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The Air Force is launching an ambitious campaign to repair flaws
in its nuclear missile corps, after recent training failures, security
missteps, leadership lapses, morale problems and stunning breakdowns in
discipline prompted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to demand action to
restore public confidence in the nuclear force.Read More ...
Police: Teen gunman kills student at Oregon school
TROUTDALE,
Ore. (AP) — A teen gunman armed with a rifle shot and killed a
14-year-old student Tuesday and injured a teacher before he likely
killed himself at a high school in a quiet Columbia River town in
Oregon, authorities said.Read More ...
Alibaba's first US presence 11 Main debuts
NEW YORK (AP) — China's largest e-commerce company is making its first appearance in the U.S. with the debut of 11Main.com, an invite-only online marketplace that showcases small business retailers.
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From Bronx to Brazil: J.Lo to sing at World Cup
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APNewsBreak: Shelly Sterling heads to court
LOS
ANGELES (AP) — Shelly Sterling's attorney will be in probate court on
Wednesday to seek an emergency order for a hearing so a judge can
confirm her authority to sell the Los Angeles Clippers, according to an
individual familiar with the matter.Read More ...
Shooter, student victim dead at Ore. school
Teen gunman, armed with a rifle, likely killed himself, police say.Read More ...
Woman charged with assaulting teen drone operator at beach
A Connecticut woman is facing assault charges after she allegedly attacked a teenage boy who had been flying a drone above a public beach last month.
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The O.J. Simpson saga, 20 years later
Two
decades over the savage murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald
Goldman, a look at what happened to key players in the O.J. Simpson
dramaRead More ...
Illinois soldier among 5 killed in Afghanistan
A
family spokeswoman says a 19-year-old soldier from northern Illinois
was among the five troops killed during a friendly-fire incident this
week in Afghanistan.Read More ...
Clinton 'dead broke' remark prompts partisan pushback
By
Gabriel Debenedetti NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused of being out of touch
after making comments about her finances, likely presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton headed for a speaking engagement on Tuesday that could
earn her up to $250,000. Clinton's address to food trade groups in
Chicago comes as she takes heat for comments that her family was "dead
broke" when it left the White House in 2000, despite the considerable
income she and former president Bill have earned subsequently along with
the luxury real estate assets they have managed to acquire. "Between
their million-dollar mansions in New York and Washington and her
ridiculously expensive speaking fees, it's clear nobody could be more
out of touch than Hillary Clinton," said Republican National Committee
spokesman Jahan Wilcox. The fuss over her comments in an ABC News
interview released Monday overshadowed the launch in New York on Tuesday
of Clinton's latest book, "Hard Choices," seen as a prelude to a
campaign for the 2016 presidential election.Read More ...
Seattle shooting suspect charged
Aaron Ybarra has been accused of killing one person and wounding two others.Read More ...
Dublin to begin probe into Catholic baby homes
The
Irish government said it would launch a full-scale investigation into
controversial Catholic homes for unmarried mothers, following
revelations that up to 800 infants died in one such institution over a
35-year period.Read More ...
House supports speedier care for vets
Bill would allow patients enduring long waits for care to get VA-paid treatment.Read More ...
Senator: Bergdahl swap was one-day deal
U.S. finalized prisoner swap only one day earlier, Sen. Durbin says.Read More ...
U.S. OKs commercial drones over land
FAA announces latest effort to loosen restrictions on unmanned aircraft's commercial uses.Read More ...
Iraq calls for state of emergency after militant takeover
Islamic
militants overran parts of Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul, driving
security forces from their posts and seizing the provincial government
headquarters, security bases and other key buildings. Prime Minister
Nouri al-Maliki pressed parliament to declare a state of emergency.Read More ...
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