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  • Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night. (   05/03/2013 11:30 PM )

  • US officials say Israel has launched airstrike against target in Syria

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- US officials say Israel has launched airstrike against target in Syria. (   05/03/2013 10:17 PM )

  • US names experienced diplomat as new Afghan envoy

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has tapped a veteran American diplomat to be the new U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. (   05/03/2013 1:47 PM )

  • Biden, Kerry honor fallen diplomats

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the courage and dedication of U.S. diplomats slain in the line of duty as they led a memorial service on Friday to honor those killed in last year's terrorist attack on the American diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya and an April roadside bombing in Afghanistan. (   05/03/2013 1:15 PM )

  • US Official: New security checks after bombings for foreigners coming to US with student visas

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- US Official: New security checks after bombings for foreigners coming to US with student visas. (   05/03/2013 11:51 AM )

  • Obama pledges cooperation with Mexico in fighting drug trafficking and organized crime

    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Acknowledging uncertainty ahead, President Obama said Thursday the U.S. will cooperate with Mexico in fighting drug-trafficking and organized crime in any way Mexico's government deems appropriate. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto emphasized that the security relationship must be expanded to focus on trade and commerce. Appearing alongside Pena Nieto at a news conference, Obama recommitted the U.S. to fighting the demand for illegal drugs in his country and the flow of illegal guns across the border to Mexico, even as the southern neighbor rethinks how much access it gives to American security agencies. ''I agreed to continue our close cooperation on security, even as the nature of that cooperation will evolve,'' Obama said. '(   05/03/2013 12:00 AM )

  • National Mall overhaul draws $10M gift from VW

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Plans to overhaul neglected sites on Washington's National Mall with lakeside gardens, grassy amphitheaters, and restaurants with views of the nation's memorials are getting a boost from a German carmaker. Volkswagen of America announced a $10 million gift Thursday to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall to jumpstart fundraising for the park. It's the largest private gift to date to restore the most-visited national park. The National Mall sees more visitors each year than Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone combined. But its more than 1,000 acres of parkland and memorials weren't designed to handle 25 million visitors a year. The mall is a two-mile expanse that runs from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial.(   05/03/2013 12:00 AM )

  • US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. called Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state. (   05/02/2013 11:54 PM )

  • Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming Syrian rebels

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the reassessment. (   05/02/2013 6:52 PM )

  • House chairman renews criticism of VA bonuses

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee chairman renewed his criticism Thursday of the bonuses paid to senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department and called on the VA to recoup a nearly $63,000 bonus given to an official who oversaw a Pittsburgh hospital where an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease killed five veterans. (   05/02/2013 6:43 PM )

  • Kazakhstan says it is cooperating with US authorities in bombing probe

    The Kazakhstan foreign minister's office said Thursday that the government was cooperating with US law enforcement authorities on the investigation into two citizens who were charged Wednesday in the case related to the Boston Marathon bombings. "As we have repeatedly stressed, Kazakhstan strongly condemns any form of terrorism," the statement read. "The Kazakhstan side is cooperating with the U.S. law enforcement bodies in their investigation." (   05/02/2013 3:38 PM )

  • National Mall overhaul draws $10M gift from VW

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Plans to overhaul neglected sites on Washington's National Mall with lakeside gardens, grassy amphitheaters and restaurants with views of the nation's memorials are getting a boost from a German carmaker. (   05/02/2013 3:23 PM )

  • Hagel: Administration is rethinking opposition to arming Syrian rebels

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hagel: Administration is rethinking opposition to arming Syrian rebels. (   05/02/2013 2:41 PM )

  • US officials: More in favor of arming Syria rebels

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Discussions within the Obama administration in favor of providing arms to the Syrian rebels are gaining ground amid new indications that President Bashar Assad's regime may have launched additional chemical weapons attacks, U.S. and other diplomatic officials say. (   05/02/2013 3:05 AM )

  • Biden: Abused women fear being raped by the system

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden says many women who are raped or physically abused don't report it because they don't want, in his words, "to get raped again by the system." (   05/01/2013 8:07 PM )

  • Justice Department to appeal judge's order lifting age limits on morning-after pills

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Department to appeal judge's order lifting age limits on morning-after pills. (   05/01/2013 7:46 PM )

  • FBI seeks data on 3 in Benghazi attack

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI announced Wednesday that it is seeking information on three people who were on the grounds of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, when it was attacked last year. (   05/01/2013 6:45 PM )

  • Scholars find cannibalism at Jamestown settlement

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism. (   05/01/2013 5:46 PM )

  • Gitmo closure elusive, Obama looks at other steps

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite President Barack Obama's new vow, closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is still a tough sell in Congress. So the White House may look instead toward smaller steps like transferring some terror suspects back overseas. (   05/01/2013 4:44 PM )

  • IG: unclear standards for compassionate release

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Bureau of Prisons lacks clear standards on when to grant compassionate release to inmates with terminal illnesses and limited life expectancies, the Justice Department's inspector general said Wednesday. (   05/01/2013 4:19 PM )

  • Immigration debate creates dilemma for Obama

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul working its way through Congress. But immigration's tricky politics have created a dilemma for a president fighting for an issue he considers central to his legacy. (   05/01/2013 4:16 PM )

  • Document: White House shooter practiced for months

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Idaho man charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House practiced with his weapon for six months and may have been upset about the country's marijuana policy, prosecutors said in a newly filed court document. (   05/01/2013 2:15 PM )

  • House committee to hold hearing on marathon attack

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee will hold a hearing next week on the bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed three and wounded more than 200 others. (   05/01/2013 10:54 AM )

  • Local setbacks vex GOP governors eyeing 2016 race

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many Republicans see their party's governors as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates. But some of these governors are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions. (   05/01/2013 2:47 AM )

  • Military court reverses suicide attempt conviction

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military's highest court has reversed a discharged Marine's criminal conviction for slitting his wrists in a case that raised questions about whether suicidal service members should be prosecuted. (   04/30/2013 8:23 PM )