Tag: Nation

An Airman with the Philippines Air Force helps offload Filipino civilians out of a U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft at Villamor Air Base, Philippines. U.S. service members are assisting the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the recovery efforts for the people affected in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo/NMCS, Cpl. Codey Underwood)

1,000 US troops to help Philippine aid effort

Matthew Pennington · November 14, 2013 12:05 am

Scientists warn of hot, sour, breathless oceans

Seth Borenstein · November 14, 2013 12:02 am

In this Nov. 6, 2013, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Putting a statistic on disappointment, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday, Nov. 13, that fewer than 27,000 people signed up for private health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on a problem-filled federal website. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama admin. posts low health care signups

LAURIE KELLMANRICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR · November 13, 2013 11:15 pm

Yellen calls economy and job market still subpar

Martin Crutsinger · November 13, 2013 11:03 pm

House votes to increase asbestos claim disclosures

Henry Jackson · November 13, 2013 11:02 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., which has responsibility over matters relating to healthcare, speaks about President Obama's health care law after Republican lawmakers met at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Upton has proposed a bill that would allow insurers to keep selling insurance that doesn't offer the type of benefits required by Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Boehner: No formal talks on immigration bill

Donna Cassata · November 13, 2013 10:53 pm

FILE - This May 13, 2013 file photo shows a Mi-17 helicopter, used by the Afghan Air Force sitting on Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas says the Defense Department is canceling plans to buy additional cargo helicopters from the Russian arms export agency that is a top supplier of weapons to Syria's military forces. The additional 15 Mi-17s were to be purchased next year at a cost of $345 million and then delivered to Afghanistan's national security forces. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall, File)

Pentagon ending buys of Russian-made helicopters

Richard Lardner · November 13, 2013 10:48 pm

Oldest fossil found: Meet your microbial mom

Seth Borenstein · November 13, 2013 10:33 pm

Nigerian soldiers ride on an armored personnel carrier during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (AP/Sunday Alamba)

2 Nigerian networks designated as terrorist groups

Associated Press, Deb Riechmann · November 13, 2013 10:32 pm

Head of Army warns of cost of sexual assault plan

DONNA CASSATALOLITA C. BALDOR · November 13, 2013 10:15 pm

FILE - In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, places her name plate at her seat at the International Monetary Conference in Shanghai, China. Janet Yellen is expected to face skepticism at a hearing Thursday, Nov. 13, 2013, on her nomination to lead the Federal Reserve from Republicans who say the Fed's policies may be swelling asset bubbles or raising the risk of high inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

What to watch for as Yellen faces Senate questions

Martin Crutsinger · November 13, 2013 10:09 pm

Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama's choice to become Homeland Security Secretary, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination. President Barack Obama's pick to be the Homeland Security secretary said Wednesday that filling key leadership vacancies and improving morale is more critical currently than the department's core counterterrorism mission. In answers to questions leading up to his Senate confirmation hearing, Jeh Johnson deviated from his predecessors' stated priorities by listing counterterrorism third instead of first, among priorities. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Top priority for DHS pick: Vacancies not terrorism

ALICIA A. CALDWELLEILEEN SULLIVAN · November 13, 2013 9:45 pm