Tag: Nation

Electronic billboards are reflected in the windows of Nasdaq in New York, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Nasdaq halted trading Thursday because of a technical problem, the latest glitch to affect the stock market. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Nasdaq breakdown ramps pressure to take actions

Marcy Gordon · August 23, 2013 4:02 am

President Barack Obama returns a salute as he is met in the tarmac by the 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews Commander Col. William Knight, right, as he switched from the Marine One helicopter to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. President Obama is traveling to New York and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US pressed to react to violence in Syria, Egypt

DEB RIECHMANNLOLITA C. BALDOR · August 22, 2013 11:07 pm

AP source: DHS employee behind racist website

Alicia Caldwell · August 22, 2013 10:41 pm

Members of Iraq's Hezbollah Brigades carry the coffin of a Shiite fighter, Methaq Najm Abdullah, during a funeral procession in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Three Iraqi Shiite fighters were killed in Syria a few days ago, Iraq Hezbollah Brigades officials said on Thursday. (AP Photo)

US sanctions 4 Hezbollah militants across Mideast

Lara Jakes · August 22, 2013 9:15 pm

Half of US says racial equality not yet a reality

Hope Yen · August 22, 2013 8:50 pm

Demonstrators who support the Egyptian military hold up a mask of Egyptian Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as they protest what they say is the U.S. government's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in front of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Egypt military supporters rally at White House

Josh Lederman · August 22, 2013 5:55 pm

Govt to sue Texas over voter ID law

Pete Yost · August 22, 2013 5:10 pm

FILE - This June 6, 213 file photo shows the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The National Security Agency declassified three secret U.S. court opinions Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, showing how it scooped up as many as 56,000 emails and other communications by Americans with no connection to terrorism annually over three years, how it revealed the error to the court and changed how it gathered Internet communications. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NSA reveals more secrets after court order

KIMBERLY DOZIERSTEPHEN BRAUN · August 22, 2013 4:36 pm

Justice Department sues Texas on voter ID law and seeks to intervene in redistricting case

Washington Examiner · August 22, 2013 4:27 pm

In this Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 photo, job seekers check out companies offering more than 2,000 job opportunities at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 13,000 the week of Aug. 12, to a seasonally adjusted 336,000, but the level remains consistent with solid job gains, according to information released by the Labor Department, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

US unemployment aid applications rise to 336,000

Christopher Rugaber · August 22, 2013 3:30 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 17, 2012 file photo, a single family home is offered for sale in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for the third week in August on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Average US rate on 30-year mortgage at 4.58 pct.

Marcy Gordon · August 22, 2013 3:27 pm

Measure of US economy’s health rose in July

Marcy Gordon · August 22, 2013 2:59 pm