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German Chancellor Angela Merkel declines an offer by a reporter to say that trust has been restored in regards to NSA spying, and while "differences of opinion" remain, negotiations remain ongoing.
President Obama says it has “pained” him to see how Edward Snowden’s leaking of NSA documents has hurt the United States’ relationship with Germany.
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that lifted limits on campaign contributions from the wealthy, showed, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka writes in an Op-Ed column in today’s Washington Post, “The 1 percent is undertaking a serious effort to buy elections.” How will working people respond in this fall’s midterm elections? They will, writes Trumka:
During a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Obama says society needs to ask itself "difficult and profound questions" concerning capital punishment.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A dead Minke whale that washed ashore in New Jersey suffered some further indignity: someone tagged it with graffiti.The whale, which was roughly 12 to 15 feet long, was discovered Thursday morning below Atlantic City's Central Pier.
During a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Obama lists the ways Russia’s economy has been hurt by international sanctions.
On Saturday, May 10, you can “Stamp Out Hunger” by joining with the Letter Carriers (NALC) union in its 22nd annual food drive—the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Letter Carriers collected more than 74.4 million pounds of food last year, bringing the 21-year total to 1.3 billion pounds. All you need to do is collect canned goods and dry food, such as tuna, canned meat, soups, pasta, rice and cereal, and leave them in a bag or box by your mailbox. Your letter carriers will pick them up as they deliver your mail.
Minnesota teenager John David LaDue methodically plotted a horrific assault in three acts designed to inflict maximum casualties in his home and school before his expected death at the hands of a police SWAT unit, according to court documents.
A Manhattan-bound train derailed Friday morning in Queens, injuring four people, and hundreds of passengers were rescued through a sidewalk grate.
Crime scene video shows an active investigation as police in Richmond, Virginia look for the suspect in the death of a young boy and attempted to rape of his sister.
