NEWARK, N.J. — A report by federal transportation safety investigators says a truck driver was speeding before he slammed into a limousine van, killing one man and serio...
WASHINGTON — Not so long ago Kevin McCarthy was working as an aide to his local congressman in Bakersfield, Calif. Now the 49-year-old is a new face of the GOP, selected...
Presbyterians in U.S. to allow gay marriages
DETROIT — The top legislative body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted by large margins Thursday to recognize same-sex ...
Education for girls gets support
LOS ANGELES — Dozens of actors and athletes are joining a U.S. government effort to support girls’ education worldwide.
Jennifer Garner, ...
GOP caucus will vote today
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected to Congress just eight years ago, he became part of a trio soon known as the “Young Gun...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders believe he does not need authorization from Congress for some steps he might take to quell the al-Qaida-ins...
Report to detail disturbing facts
WASHINGTON — About 10 percent of veterans seeking medical care at VA hospitals and clinics have to wait at least 30 days for an appointm...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is presenting the Medal of Honor to a veteran who took the blow from a grenade to protect a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, sustaining ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Diana Navarro loves to code, and she’s not afraid to admit it. But the 18-year-old Rutgers University computer science major knows she’s an anoma...
Budget woes blamed for cuts
WASHINGTON — Even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement, the Social Security Administration has been closing a record number of fiel...
