WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry pitched the administration's controversial nuclear deal with Iran before a skeptical House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, pushing back against the allegation it would ease crippling sanctions forever in exchange for temporary concessions on weapons development. "Iran has cheated on every agreement they've signed," said Rep. Ed Royce, the panel's chairman. With Kerry, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew waiting to testify... Читать дальше...
Maryland’s Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is sporting a shiny new dome, sunglasses and a sunny disposition as he continues treatment for his recently diagnosed non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Hogan joked about his new hairless status Tuesday in a Facebook post: “It looks like there is another white dome in the Annapolis State House! Thanks to my treatments, […]
Hillary Clinton declined to say whether she supported the Keystone XL pipeline expansion Tuesday, telling a New Hampshire voter that if the matter is still undecided by the time she becomes president, she will give him an answer then. “I am not going to second guess [President Barack Obama] because I was in a position […]
Crete Carrier Corp. of Lincoln said it is is expanding its presence in Minnesota after being awarded work for a new Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Mankato.
Legislative lobbyist expenses topped $14 million last year, according to a study released Tuesday by Common Cause Nebraska.
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LOS ANGELES, July 28 (UPI) -- "The Conan Show" host is under fire for stealing multiple jokes from from one man's Twitter account.
The decision came as the food wholesaler reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations.
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Police say they have arrested four people in Kodiak after seizing $74,000 worth of drugs during home raids. Alaska Dispatch News reports (http://bit.ly/1OMZBJf ) that Kodiak police served search warrants to three residences early Sunday with the help of the FBI and the U.S. Coast Guard. A statement from Kodiak police says officials found 120 grams of heroin and 146 grams of methamphetamine. Officials also seized more than $23,000 in cash and nine guns. The four people face felony drug and weapon charges. Читать дальше...
Hull lightweights Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle look ahead to Saturday's world title eliminator in their home city.
Internet retailer is expanding across Southeast Asia with backing from Berlin
The White House rejected a call on Tuesday to pardon Edward Snowden, saying the former intelligence contractor should "be judged by a jury of his peers" for leaking US government secrets.
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Some of the recent speculation about where rates are going seems to have gotten at least a bit overdone.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police are investigating the discovery of what are believed to be human remains along Interstate 40. Police Capt. Paco Balderrama says the remains were found about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday near an off-ramp at I-40 and Peebly Road in far eastern Oklahoma City — just south of Newalla. Police say homicide detectives are investigating the discovery.
Intel and Micron say they developed a new breed of memory chips that could bring dramatic performance gains to computers, smartphones and other kinds of high-tech products.
The younger sister of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes says she still loves him nearly two years after the attack.
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Puerto Rico’s worsening debt crisis has whet the appetite of a small but devoted group of distressed investors, including hedge-fund manager John Paulson, who are buying hotel properties.
STOCKHOLM - Sweden says a submarine wreck found last week in its territorial waters was most likely Russian World War I submarine the Som, which sank after colliding with a Swedish ship in 1916.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden says a submarine wreck found last week in its territorial waters was most likely Russian World War I submarine the Som, which sank after colliding with a Swedish ship in 1916. Swedish Armed Forces spokesman Jesper Tengroth says investigators on Tuesday analyzed video footage provided by the diving company that found the wreck. Tengroth told The Associated Press they had reported the results of their investigation to the Defense Ministry and that "now it's a diplomatic question between Sweden and Russia.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden says a submarine wreck found last week in its territorial waters was most likely Russian World War I submarine the Som, which sank after colliding with a Swedish ship in 1916. Swedish Armed Forces spokesman Jesper Tengroth says investigators on Tuesday analyzed video footage provided by the diving company that found the wreck. Tengroth told The Associated Press they had reported the results of their investigation to the Defense Ministry and that "now it's a diplomatic question between Sweden and Russia.
The Pentagon's plea for Americans not to take up arms to guard military recruitment centers did not stop Martinez resident Jim Stachowiak from doing just that Monday. Stachowiak went armed with an assault rifle and a pistol to the entrance of a Wrightsboro Road shopping center with recruiting offices for the Marines, Army, Air Force and Navy.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans man has been arrested after his 5-year-old son shot himself with an unsecured handgun found in his father's bedroom. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/1ScANQA) police booked 36-year-old Mohammad Esmail on Sunday with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile after an investigation into the Saturday afternoon shooting. The police report says Esmail left his fully loaded .38-caliber weapon on a window sill behind a reclining chair, hidden under the blade of a fan. Читать дальше...