Tag: Nation

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, file photo, container ships wait to be off-loaded in a thick fog at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif. The Commerce Department reports how much wholesalers adjusted their stockpiles in October and how much their sales changed, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

US wholesale stockpiles grow 1.4 pct. in October

Martin Crutsinger · December 10, 2013 4:58 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, employment opportunity banners stand in the foreground as retired U.S. Navy Chief Jerome Porter, of Atlanta, talks with a recruiter during a job fair for veterans at the VFW Post 2681, in Marietta, Ga. The government reports on job openings and labor turnover for October, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

US job openings reach 5-year high, a hopeful sign

Christopher Rugaber · December 10, 2013 4:52 pm

Court won’t rule on union-casino agreement

Court won’t rule on union-casino agreement

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2013 3:53 pm

Senate OKs key federal judge, first Obama nominee approved under new filibuster rules

Senate OKs key federal judge, first Obama nominee approved under new filibuster rules

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2013 3:45 pm

US wholesale stockpiles increase 1.4 percent in October; sales up 1 percent

US wholesale stockpiles increase 1.4 percent in October; sales up 1 percent

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2013 3:09 pm

Snow and freezing rain fall on the Capitol in Washington, early Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, prompting the federal government to close for the wintry weather. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DC area, northeast seeing another round of snow

The Associated Press · December 10, 2013 1:40 pm

US skeptical NKorea moves will ease nuke tensions

Matthew Pennington · December 10, 2013 8:16 am

This photo taken May 10, 2013 shows Cody Wilson holding what he calls a Liberator pistol that was completely made on a 3-D-printer at his home in Austin, Texas. Congress is extending a ban on plastic firearms that can slip past airport and school metal detectors and X-ray machines, a bittersweet moment for gun control advocates just before the first anniversary of the mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school. (AP Photo/Austin American Statesman, Jay Janner) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, INTERNET MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Congress renews undetectable gun ban just in time

Alan Fram · December 10, 2013 8:15 am

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, file photo, Center for American Progress Action Fund President & CEO John Podesta speaks at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0, at The Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas. Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a trusted Democratic operative, will join the White House staff as a senior counselor to President Barack Obama, two persons familiar with the move said late Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, File)

Obama to get help from former top Clinton aide

Jim Kuhnhenn · December 10, 2013 4:33 am

This photo taken May 10, 2013 shows Cody Wilson holding what he calls a Liberator pistol that was completely made on a 3-D-printer at his home in Austin, Texas. Congress is extending a ban on plastic firearms that can slip past airport and school metal detectors and X-ray machines, a bittersweet moment for gun control advocates just before the first anniversary of the mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school. (AP Photo/Austin American Statesman, Jay Janner) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, INTERNET MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Congress renews undetectable gun ban for decade

Alan Fram · December 10, 2013 4:26 am

Prospects dim for fast renewal of jobless benefits

Prospects dim for fast renewal of jobless benefits

David Espo · December 10, 2013 4:07 am

Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he speaks at the opening dinner of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Centennial Celebration at the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kerry headed to Mideast, Asia

Deb Riechmann · December 10, 2013 2:39 am