Tag: Nation

President Barack Obama, speaks as the National Christmas Tree glows behind him during the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama calls on Congress to extend jobless benefits

Washington Examiner · December 7, 2013 11:02 am

This undated handout photo provided by the The Peterson Institute for International Economics shows Theodore H. Moran. Moran, a longtime adviser to the U.S. Director of National Intelligence has resigned after the government learned he has worked since 2010 on an international advisory council for Huawei Technologies Ltd., the Chinese technology company the U.S. has condemned as an espionage threat, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/The Peterson Institute for International Economics)

Chinese firm paid US gov’t intelligence adviser

Stephen Braun · December 7, 2013 9:50 am

US welcomes North Korea’s release of American

US welcomes North Korea’s release of American

The Associated Press · December 7, 2013 2:34 am

FOR USE AS DESIRED, YEAR END PHOTOS - FILE - From left, President Barack Obama, former president George W. Bush, former president William J. Clinton former President George H.W. Bush and former president Jimmy Carter arrive for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Obama, Bush, Clinton to travel to South Africa

Julie Pace · December 7, 2013 1:05 am

President Obama lights National Christmas Tree

President Obama lights National Christmas Tree

Washington Examiner · December 6, 2013 11:59 pm

FILE - A smiley face balloon floats over Revere Beach in Revere, Mass. as beachgoers head for the water on Sunday, July 16, 2006. According to a report released in December 2013 from the National Academy of Sciences, which advises the U.S. government, by gauging happiness, there'd be more to consider than cold hard cash when deciding matters that affect daily lives. The panel of economists, psychologists and other experts assembled by the academy recommended that federal statistics and surveys, which normally deal with income, spending, health and housing, should include a few extra questions on happiness. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Experts urge feds to measure, pursue our happiness

Seth Borenstein · December 6, 2013 11:40 pm

New consumer tips for Obama’s fixer-upper website

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · December 6, 2013 11:05 pm

NSA defends global cellphone tracking as legal

NSA defends global cellphone tracking as legal

Kimberly Dozier · December 6, 2013 10:50 pm

FDA approves breakthrough hepatitis C drug

FDA approves breakthrough hepatitis C drug

Matthew Perrone · December 6, 2013 10:49 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Gipson, of Atlanta, right, has his resume looked over by Ralph Brown, a management and program analyst with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a job fair for veterans at the VFW Post 2681,Marietta, Ga. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Consistent hiring points to stronger economy ahead

Christopher Rugaber · December 6, 2013 10:39 pm

Consumer borrowing rose $18.2 billion in October

Consumer borrowing rose $18.2 billion in October

Martin Crutsinger · December 6, 2013 8:28 pm

FILE - This April 18, 2013 file photo shows a golden eagle flying over a wind turbine on Duke energy's top of the world wind farm in Converse County Wyo. The Obama administration will allow companies to seek authorization to kill and harm bald and golden eagles for up to 30 years without penalty in an effort to balance some of the environmental trade-offs of green energy. The change, requested by the wind energy industry and officially revealed Friday, will provide legal protection for the lifespan of wind farms and other projects that obtain a permit and do everything possible to avoid killing the birds. Companies will also have to commit to take additional measures if they exceed their permit limits or if new information suggests eagle populations (AP Photo/Dina Cappiello, File)

For wind power, US extends permit for eagle deaths

Dina Cappiello · December 6, 2013 8:20 pm