Tag: Nation

This Aug. 6, 2012, file photo shows smoke pouring from a fire at the Chevron Richmond Refinery behind Alcatraz Island in San Francisco.

Safety vs enforcement: Agencies at odds over probe

Pete Yost · August 27, 2013 4:01 pm

The down and dirty about nerve agents like sarin

Seth Borenstein · August 27, 2013 3:27 pm

Facebook: Governments demanded data on 38K users

Matt Apuzzo · August 27, 2013 3:03 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, a shopper strolls past a storefront in downtown Ottawa, Ill. The private Conference Board reports on consumer confidence for August on Tuesday, Aug. 27 , 2013. (AP Photo/NewsTribune, Genna Ord, File)

US consumer confidence rises in August

Paul Wiseman · August 27, 2013 2:56 pm

US home prices rise strong 12.1 percent in June

Christopher Rugaber · August 27, 2013 2:31 pm

US consumer confidence rises in August near 5-year high on better outlook for next 6 months

Washington Examiner · August 27, 2013 2:05 pm

Treasury says US will hit debt limit in mid-Oct

Marcy Gordon · August 27, 2013 12:39 pm

FILE - In this July 9, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. gestures as he speaks with reporters on Capitol in Washington. A conservative group is launching a radio ad Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, challenging McConnell to oppose any money for President Barack Obama's health care law even if it means triggering a government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Conservative group presses McConnell on health law

Donna Cassata · August 27, 2013 3:32 am

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, about the situation in Syria. Kerry said chemical weapons were used in Syria, and accused Assad of destroying evidence. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Kerry: Chemical arms use in Syria an ‘obscenity’

JULIE PACEMATTHEW LEE · August 27, 2013 2:14 am

AP source: US-Russia meeting on Syria postponed

Deb Riechmann · August 27, 2013 2:11 am

President Barack Obama applauds after awarding US Army Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter, left, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Carter received the medal for his courageous actions while serving as a cavalry scout with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during combat operations in Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan on Oct. 3, 2009. Carter is the fifth living recipient to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama awards Medal of Honor to Afghan war veteran

Tom Raum · August 26, 2013 11:49 pm

Winfrey, Foxx to join March on Washington events

Brett Zongker · August 26, 2013 9:56 pm