Tag: Nation

Obamas’ house to get some power from sun

Dina Cappiello · August 15, 2013 6:16 pm

US judges urge Congress to give courts more money

Washington Examiner · August 15, 2013 6:03 pm

High-profile task force backs path to citizenship

Erica Werner · August 15, 2013 6:01 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Kerry met Thursday with the foreign minister, and said that since he visited Baghdad in March, some progress has been made to stop Iraq from being a transit zone for weapons. But he says "very significant" progress has yet to be made. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US: Iraq must stop weapons from flowing into Syria

Deb Riechmann · August 15, 2013 5:13 pm

MLK memorial work to be finished for anniversary

Jessica Gresko · August 15, 2013 4:27 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, a home for sale sits behind a sign that reads, "sale pending,"in San Diego. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports average U.S. rates for the latest week on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. ( AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Average rate on 30-year US mortgage stays 4.4 pct.

Marcy Gordon · August 15, 2013 3:52 pm

In this Wednesday, Aug., 14, 2013, photo, job seeker Kelsey Devoe, of Miramar, Fla., fills out a contact form at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Fewest Americans since 2007 seek jobless benefits

Christopher Rugaber · August 15, 2013 3:33 pm

Text of President Obama remarks on Egypt

The Associated Press · August 15, 2013 3:27 pm

A look at paramedic staffing in DC, other cities

Ben Nuckols · August 15, 2013 3:19 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2010, file photo, Kenneth Ellerbe Washington then-Washington Mayor-Elect Vince Gray's nominee for Chief of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, center, talks as fellow nominees, Police Chief Cathy Lanier, left, and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Paul A. Quander, Jr., listen during a news conference in Washington. Critics of the D.C. Fire and EMS department say it is struggling to keep up with the cityâs growing population and increasing number of emergency medical calls because it has too few paramedics. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

DC fire dept. strains to provide emergency care

Ben Nuckols · August 15, 2013 2:45 pm

FILE - In this July 1, 2013 file photo, bottles of Brooklyn Local 2, a Belgian-inspired Dark Abbey Ale, are loaded on to a conveyor for labeling, at the Brooklyn Brewery, in the Williamsburg section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Federal Reserve reports on output from U.S. factories, mines and utilities in July on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

US manufacturing output slipped 0.1 pct. in July

Martin Crutsinger · August 15, 2013 2:03 pm

In this Monday, July 1, 2013, photo, vehicles are reflected in a sign advertising unleaded gas for $2.99 at a QuikTrip station at the corner of Woodruff Rd. and Verdae Blvd. in Greenville, S.C. The government reports on consumer prices for July on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

US consumer prices tick up as inflation stays mild

Christopher Rugaber · August 15, 2013 1:38 pm