Tag: Nation

FILE - The sun sets behind the Kukulkan Pyramid in the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza in Mexico on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. A study published online Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 by the journal Science says as the world gets warmer, people are more prone to get hot under the collar. Scientists found that aggressive acts like violent crimes and wars become more likely with each added degree. Solomon Hsiang, author of the study, pointed to the collapse of the Mayan civilization that coincided with periods of historic drought about 1200 years ago. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)

Study: Hotter temperatures lead to hotter tempers

Seth Borenstein · August 1, 2013 9:59 pm

House GOP chairman seeks Benghazi documents

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 9:52 pm

Obama applauds Yemen’s leader on government reform

Nedra Pickler · August 1, 2013 9:35 pm

GOP prepares bill to cut food stamps by 5 percent

MARY CLARE JALONICK · August 1, 2013 9:33 pm

Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe poses with next to a portrait of Benjamin Franklin, the first postmaster general, after an interview with the Associated Press at his office at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Donahoe has a wish list for raising cash for his financially ailing agency. High on it is delivery of beer, wine and spirits. In an interview with The Associated Press, Donahoe also endorsed ending most door-to-door and Saturday mail deliveries as cost-saving measures. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

AP Interview: USPS eyes alcohol deliveries

Andrew Miga · August 1, 2013 9:00 pm

FILE - This July 26, 2013 file photo shows National Park Service workers cleaning the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, after someone splattered green paint on the statue of the 16th president and the floor area. National Park Service officials say three areas of the Lincoln Memorial statue still show faint signs of green staining after a vandal splattered green paint at the site last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Green stain still shows on Lincoln Memorial in DC

Brett Zongker · August 1, 2013 8:30 pm

Pentagon to probe alleged waste, fraud in MIA unit

Robert Burns · August 1, 2013 8:22 pm

Baby boy born on subway platform in DC

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 7:57 pm

Reid to senators: ‘Sit down and shut up’

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 7:54 pm

OSHA finds safety violations at Army pond

Ben Nuckols · August 1, 2013 7:44 pm

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Hagel warned that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order more sharp reductions in the size of the Army and Marine Corps if Congress does not act to avoid massive budget cuts beginning in 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Military paints dire picture from budget cuts

DONNA CASSATARICHARD LARDNER · August 1, 2013 7:41 pm

In this Monday, June 24, 2013, photo, a recruiter waits to meet with job seekers at a career fair, in King of Prussia, Pa. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week of July on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. In the previous week, applications rose to 343,000. Weekly applications can be volatile in July because of summer shutdowns at auto plants that can cause temporary spikes in layoffs. Still, the broader trend has been favorable and consistent with steady job growth. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Employers aren’t cutting, or adding, many staffers

Paul Wiseman · August 1, 2013 7:05 pm