Tag: Associated Press

In this Dec. 30, 2013 file photo, a fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment in Casselton, N.D. Members of North Dakota's congressional delegation say they plan to press federal officials for more information about the tanker derailment and fiery explosion outside of Casselton. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)

Energy and Environment

North Dakota delegation to meet with officials on derailment

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Capitol Hill reporters watch a news conference with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie while waiting for House John Boehner's of Ohio news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Boehner said he believes Gov. Chris Christie remains a serious contender for the Republican 2016 presidential nomination, despite the traffic jam scandal engulfing the New Jersey governor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bridge scandal may hurt Chris Christie’s brand

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Town of Winchester, Conn., added to school funding probe

Town of Winchester, Conn., added to school funding probe

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2013 file photo, Matt Bevin of Louisville, Ky., speaks in Fancy Farm, Ky. Bevin, a Louisville businessman, will face off against Sen. Mitch McConnell in the primary election for the Republican party ticket. (AP File)

Matt Bevin criticizes Mitch McConnell over health care, coal

Associated Press · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

In this July 1, 2010, photo provided by Dominion Resources shows tanks at the Cove Point LNG terminal at Cove Point in Calvert County, Md. The debate over exporting liquefied natural gas is intensifying as the Energy Department considers an array of applications to ship the fuel to Japan, India and other countries where prices are far higher than in the United States.

Natural gas exports: Slow walk or ‘danger zone’?

Matthew Daly · January 8, 2014 6:16 pm

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin. Franklin, the Air Force commander whose decision to overturn a sexual assault conviction led to major changes in military policy has decided to retire. Air Force officials said Franklin was retiring after more than 32 years. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, File)

National Security

Air Force commander at center of sexual assault case to retire

Associated Press · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Insurance broker sentenced in New Jersey bribery scheme

Insurance broker sentenced in New Jersey bribery scheme

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Young teens aren't exactly embracing the government's Let's Move mantra, the latest fitness data suggest. Only 1 in 4 U.S. kids aged 12 to 15 meet the recommendations â an hour or more of moderate to vigorous activity every day. (AP/Dan Joling)

Just 1 in 4 young teens meet US fitness guidelines

Lindsey Tanner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

The former mayor of a southern New Jersey town has been sentenced to six months in prison for evading taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars he got from an insurance broker over several years. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Ex-New Jersey mayor sentenced for tax evasion

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Milltown police Lt. Douglas Cole pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of filing false overtime vouchers and collecting money for work he knew he never performed. (Photo: Thinkstock)

New Jersey police officer admits overtime theft

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Chet Kanojia, founder and CEO of Aereo, Inc., shows a tablet displaying his company's technology, in New York. (AP/Bebeto Matthews)

TV-on-Internet service Aereo gets $34m in funding

Anick Jesdanun · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Lawyers for the state of Louisiana asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to reinstate the conviction of inmate Albert Woodfox in the 1972 stabbing death of a prison guard, despite objections from human rights activists who have long said the state's case is flawed and that Woodfox has suffered from decades of solitary confinement. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Inmate conviction in ’72 death at issue in appeal

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am