Tag: Nation

After 2½ years in jail, trial for alleged pirate

Frederic J. Frommer · October 31, 2013 3:34 pm

FILE - This March 5, 2013, file photo shows a home for sale in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for the last week of October on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Average US rate on 30-year mortgage at 4.10 pct.

Marcy Gordon · October 31, 2013 2:32 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug., 14, 2013, file photo, job seekers Emilio Ferrer, Brian Ferrer, center, and Jonathan, right, of Hollywood, Fla., talk to a FirstService representative at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits for the last week of October on Thurday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Fewer Americans seek unemployment aid for 3rd week

Christopher Rugaber · October 31, 2013 1:11 pm

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, walks with Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., right, and Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before their meeting. Earlier, the prime minister met with Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

National Security

Iraqi PM: US aid needed to battle al-Qaida

Lara Jakes · October 31, 2013 8:46 am

PROMISES, PROMISES: A big one that got away

Calvin Woodward · October 31, 2013 7:19 am

National Zoo’s panda mom spends time away from cub

Washington Examiner · October 31, 2013 7:16 am

FILE - This Aug. 4, 2012 file photo shows new football helmets that were given to a group of youth football players from the Akron Parents Pee Wee Football League, in Akron, Ohio. It's not just football. A new report says too little is known about concussion risks for young athletes, and it's not clear whether better headgear is an answer. The panel stresses wearing proper safety equipment. But it finds little evidence that current helmet designs, face masks and other gear really prevent concussions, as ads often claim. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

More study urged on concussions in young athletes

Lauran Neergaard · October 31, 2013 5:17 am

Cory Booker to be sworn in as a US senator

Katie Zezima · October 31, 2013 5:15 am

A new report says contract guards who protect federal facilities are receiving uneven training on responding to shootings like the one last month at the Washington Navy Yard. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Report: Uneven training for US building guards

Eric Tucker · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

Newly-elected Democratic senator from New Jersey, former Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, and his mother, Carolyn Booker, meet with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., before being officially sworn in on the floor of the Senate, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cory Booker sworn in as newest US Senator

Katie Zezima · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama hands out Halloween treats as he welcomes local children and children of military families to 'trick-or-treat' on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The White House canceled its Halloween celebration last year in aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pumpkins replace politics at White House Halloween

Associated Press, Josh Lederman · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, walks with Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., right, and Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before their meeting. Earlier, the prime minister met with Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Iraq seeking new US aid after pushing out troops

Lara Jakes · October 31, 2013 2:40 am