Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many

Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many

WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air...

In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent

In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent

LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El MaƱana, one...

Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law —...

How the IRS spun out of control

How the IRS spun out of control

WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands.

Restraint is the new red in China

Restraint is the new red in China

BEIJING — Exports of elegant Swiss watches to China have plunged. Sales of Mercedes-Benz and other premium sedans are slowing. And...

Syria launches major assault on strategic rebel stronghold

Syria launches major assault on strategic rebel stronghold

BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a large-scale assault Sunday on the city of Qusair, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border, in...

Egypt's border with Gaza stays closed as protest continues

Egypt's border with Gaza stays closed as protest continues

CAIRO — Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip remained closed Sunday as the families and colleagues of seven Egyptian soldiers who were...

Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo

Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo

MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be...

More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons

More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons

SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying...

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