Tag: Nation

National Zoo reveals 2-week-old giant panda cub is female, father is panda at DC zoo

Washington Examiner · September 5, 2013 1:06 pm

Applications for US unemployment benefits fall to 323K, near lowest level in 5 years

Washington Examiner · September 5, 2013 12:32 pm

US worker productivity increased at stronger 2.3 percent rate in spring with labor costs flat

Washington Examiner · September 5, 2013 12:32 pm

National Zoo to reveal sex, paternity of panda cub

Washington Examiner · September 5, 2013 11:48 am

FILE - In this July 27, 2013, file photo, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives flowers from her supporters upon arrival to attend the opening ceremony of a central library at Kaw Hmu township in Yangon, Myanmar. The Obama administration wants to restart U.S. defense training for Myanmar that was cut 25 years ago after a bloody crackdown on protesters. With the backing of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. defense legal experts last week made their second trip to Myanmar in two months, scoping out what help they can provide on teaching about human rights and rule of law. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, File)

Lawmakers uneasy over US-Myanmar military ties

Matthew Pennington · September 5, 2013 7:15 am

Lynn Boyden, an information architect in web services at the University of Southern California, poses with a dating website on her computer at the USC information technology services center in Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Boyden says she has developed two identities online: a public one for her professional life and a private one that only a few close friends can access. She tries to block advertising trackers when she can and limits what personal data might wind up on public sites. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Study finds online privacy concerns on the rise

Anne Flaherty · September 5, 2013 5:39 am

Wash. killer being arraigned in 1988 Mass. slaying

Washington Examiner · September 5, 2013 1:21 am

This 2013 publicity photo released by FOX shows judges, from left, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. for FOX's "American Idol XIII." Pop star and actress Lopez will be back on "American Idol" after a two-season run as judge in 2011 and 2012 that was a boon for the show and her career. Connick, a respected jazz singer and musician, proved adept as a mentor in several "Idol" appearances. (AP Photo/Copyright FOX, Michael Becker)

Connick: Expect the unexpected from ‘Idol’ team

Rodrique Ngowi · September 5, 2013 1:03 am

Winning numbers drawn in ‘Numbers Evening’ game

Washington Examiner · September 4, 2013 11:53 pm

Massachusetts Atty. Gen. gives OK to 28 proposed ballot questions

Steve LeBlanc · September 4, 2013 11:31 pm

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks to media outside a department of motor vehicles office Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, in Cranston, R.I. Chafee said he is not running for a second term, bowing out of what was expected to be a fierce primary in his new Democratic Party. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee won’t run for 2nd term

Michelle Smith · September 4, 2013 10:43 pm

FILE - This Oct. 11, 2012 file photo shows a basket of medical supplies await storage in Brookhaven, Miss. The No. 1 question about President Barack Obamaâs health care law is whether consumers will be able to afford the coverage. Now the answer is coming in: The biggest study yet of premiums posted publicly by states finds that the sticker price will average about $270 a month if youâre a 21-year-old buying a mid-range policy. Thatâs before government tax credits that will act like a discount for most people, bringing down the cost based on their income. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

APNewsBreak: Early look at health law’s premiums

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · September 4, 2013 10:41 pm