Tag: Associated Press

Former hospital owner will say he bribed state senator

Associated Press · February 22, 2014 5:00 am

A large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig on April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Energy and Environment

Dispute over law firm’s Gulf oil spill claims continues

Associated Press · February 22, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama speaks about raising the minimum wage on Jan. 29 at a Costco store in Lanham, Md.. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Obama: Americans deserve a vote on minimum wage

Associated Press · February 22, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama meets with members of the Democratic Governors Association on Friday in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Going it alone gives President Obama new sense of purpose

Associated Press · February 22, 2014 5:00 am

National Security

New study casts doubt on West’s Afghan plan

Robert Burns · February 20, 2014 10:16 pm

Job seekers arrive to meet prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. (AP/LM Otero)

US applications for jobless benefits drop to 336k

Josh Boak · February 20, 2014 1:54 pm

Alexandria, Va. Police Office Dennis Vafier uses a laptop in his squad car to scan vehicle license plates during his patrol of the area. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Government drops plan to collect license tag data

Alicia Caldwell · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

Senate debates the minimum wage on Feb. 14 in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jane Phillips)

New Mexico minimum wage question fails in House

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

In a photo from Feb. 12, 2014, the Detroit skyline is seen from the city's midtown. (AP/Carlos Osorio)

2-3 weeks till judge rules on Detroit bond debt

Associated Press · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, Campus coordinator Natasha Buranasombati of the California State University Health Insurance Project poses with a tablet showing an application that will figure health options for, in this case, an 18-year-old individual with an $18,000 income and living in the Los Angeles area, on the campus of CSU-Los Angeles. Officials with California's health insurance exchange said Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, that about 625,000 people have signed up for an individual or family policy under the federal health care reforms, but enrollments for Latinos and younger people continue to lag expectations. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

California health exchange tops 800,000 sign-ups

Associated Press · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, file photo, travelers, with luggage in hand, make their way toward Terminal A at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The U.S Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, it is warning airlines that terrorists could try to hide explosives in shoes. It's the second time in less than three weeks that the government has issued a warning about possible attempts to smuggle explosives on a commercial jetliner. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

National Security

Homeland Security warns airlines of new threat

Alicia Caldwell · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

An anti-government protester carries a shield as he runs on the outskirts of Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Thursday. (AP/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Truce fails, 22 more die in new Kiev clashes

Yuras Karmanau · February 20, 2014 5:00 am