By FELICIA FONSECA and TAMI ABDOLLAH (PRESCOTT, Ariz., AP) — Prescott officials are working to retool the over-the-top celebration that has made this Old West town the place to be… Read more »
Category: National News
Lady Liberty reopening July 4, months after Sandy
By MEGHAN BARR (NEW YORK, AP) — Months after Superstorm Sandy swamped her little island, the Statue of Liberty will finally welcome visitors again on Independence Day. Sandy made landfall… Read more »
Tribune bulks up in broadcasting in $2.73B deal
By RYAN NAKASHIMA (LOS ANGELES, AP) — Tribune Co. on Monday announced a deal to buy Local TV and its 19 TV stations for $2.73 billion. The acquisition makes the… Read more »
North Korea seeks talks with US to ease tensions
By HYUNG-JIN KIM (BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, AP) — North Korea’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the U.S. must accept its offer for dialogue without preconditions if it wants to… Read more »
Student loan rates double without Congress’ action
By PHILIP ELLIOTT (WASHINGTON, AP) — College students taking out new loans for the fall term will see interest rates twice what they were in the spring — unless Congress… Read more »
Federal judge refuses to block Kan. abortion rules
By JOHN HANNA (TOPEKA, Kan., AP) — The chief federal judge in Kansas refused Sunday to temporarily block parts of a new state abortion law, including a requirement that providers’… Read more »
New NSA spying allegations rile European allies
By FRANK JORDANS and LARA JAKES (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Obama administration faced a breakdown in confidence Sunday from key foreign allies who threatened investigations and sanctions against the U.S…. Read more »
Kerry says progress made in peace talks
By DEB RIECHMANN (RAMALLAH, West Bank, AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that “real progress” has been made on Mideast talks but more work is needed…. Read more »
Heat wave intensifies across western US
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Forecasters called for more supercharged temperatures Sunday as a heat wave gripped the Southwest, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized in serious condition in heat-aggravated… Read more »
Plaintiffs in gay marriage case wed in SF, LA
By LISA LEFF (SAN FRANCISCO, AP) — The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban tied the knot Friday, just hours after a… Read more »