Tag: Nation

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, a home is for sale in San Diego. Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for the second week of Sepetmber on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

US 30-year mortgage rate steady at 4.57 pct.

Marcy Gordon · September 12, 2013 2:31 pm

Obama to host Italian PM at the White House

Washington Examiner · September 12, 2013 2:14 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, file photo, Applicants listen to a speaker's bull horn instructions for attending a combined Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Harlem Week job and career fair at Columbia University in New York. The Labor Department reports the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits for the second week of September on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Computer upgrades cut US jobless claims to 292K

Christopher Rugaber · September 12, 2013 1:13 pm

US unemployment benefit applications fall to 292,000, mostly because of technical glitches

Washington Examiner · September 12, 2013 12:32 pm

AP sources: CIA delivering light weapons to Syria

Kimberly Dozier · September 12, 2013 11:52 am

Over 2M dehumidifiers recalled, reports of fires

Washington Examiner · September 12, 2013 10:30 am

IMF says Palestinian economy precarious

Marjorie Olster · September 12, 2013 8:11 am

National Security

Military: Budget cuts threaten ops like Syria

Lolita Baldor · September 12, 2013 7:32 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departs Andrews Air Force Base, Md. for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva to work on a Russian proposal for international inspectors to seize and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

Kerry set to test Russia on Syria weapons

Matthew Lee · September 12, 2013 7:12 am

AFL-CIO steps up criticism of health care law

Sam Hananel · September 12, 2013 6:12 am

FILE - This April 30, 2013 file photo shows the short form for the new federal Affordable Care Act application in Washington. Getting covered through President Barack Obamaâs health care law might feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase that requires some research. Youâll need accurate income information for your household, plus some understanding of how health insurance works, so you can get the financial assistance you qualify for and pick a health plan thatâs right for your needs. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Applying for health insurance? Homework involved

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · September 12, 2013 6:08 am

FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, Marcelas Owens of Seattle, left, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., right, and others, look on as President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Haves and have-nots as health care markets open

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · September 12, 2013 6:06 am