Associated Press

Lita Ness, 58, talks about her unemployment status at her home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ness, who lost her job as a civilian contractor at Peterson Air Force Base in August 2012, just received her final check from the unemployment office. She said

GOP constituents also depend on jobless aid

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Minnesota Orchestra flutist Wendy Williams, right, and student Alyssa Griggs pose for a photo in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Minnesota Public Radio, Chris Roberts)

Minnesota Orchestra, locked-out musicians approve contract

Associated Press -

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Telephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they collect and store Americans' phone records to help the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

National Security

Proposed spy phone record shift draws resistance

Stephen Braun -

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

The price of oil fell to near $92 a barrel Monday as the possibility of increased crude exports from Iran raised the prospects of an excess of supply on global markets. (AP/Matthew Brown)

Economy

Crude oil falls to near $92 a barrel on Iran deal

Pablo Gorondi -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., holds a pan of raccoon meat at the Gillett Coon Supper in Gillett, Ark., on Saturday. (AP/Danny Johnston)

Campaigns

Anti-Obama mood hurts Mark Pryor in Arkansas Senate race

Associated Press -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

This artist's rendering provided by the University of Southern California shows the proposed bioscience center, to be built with $50 million to be donated by Gary K. Michelson. (AP/USC)

Education

USC receives $50 million gift to fund bioscience building

Christopher Weber -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

The GeStamp Stamping Plant-South Charleston (W.Va.) is one of several distribution locations open Sunday morning, Jan. 12, 2014 so local residents can pick up bottled water and fill containers after a chemical spill Thursday in the Elk River that has contaminated the public water supply in nine counties. (AP/Michael Switzer)

Energy and Environment

After 5 days, West Virginia’s water crisis nears its end

Associated Press -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

A gauge known as the labor force participation rate measures the proportion of working-age adults who either have a job or are looking for one. This rate fell to 63.2 percent last year, its lowest level point since 1978, according to the Labor Department. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Economy

Fewer Americans in the workforce

Washington Examiner -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

U.S. Navy Commander Valerie Overstreet poses in her office on the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

National Security

Sabbaticals may help military keep women in ranks

Lolita Baldor -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

Matthew Palma plays with Stephanie Dana-Schmidt during a play therapy session at school in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Handout)

Education

Controversy plagues school mental health screening

Kelli Kennedy -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

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GOP constituents also depend on jobless aid

Minnesota Orchestra, locked-out musicians approve contract

Proposed spy phone record shift draws resistance

Crude oil falls to near $92 a barrel on Iran deal

Anti-Obama mood hurts Mark Pryor in Arkansas Senate race

USC receives $50 million gift to fund bioscience building

After 5 days, West Virginia’s water crisis nears its end

Fewer Americans in the workforce

Sabbaticals may help military keep women in ranks

Controversy plagues school mental health screening

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