November 29, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — A Kansas man who remains in a Texas prison more than 30 years after his murder conviction was overturned has become the subject of a fight between …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to accelerate the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. The 62-33 vote on Thursday reflected the nation’s war-weariness after more than a decade …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service said Thursday a man interfered with a motorcade carrying Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as his vehicle arrived at a secure checkpoint near the … 1

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Fueled by global warming, polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are now melting three times faster than they did in the 1990s, a new scientific study … 1

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — Dylan Redwine went to visit his dad for Thanksgiving — not because he wanted to but because a court ordered it as part of his parents’ divorce. …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — The awe-inspiring Grand Canyon was probably carved about 70 million years ago, much earlier than thought, a provocative new study suggests — so early that dinosaurs …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history took the stand Thursday at a military hearing about what he contends was …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World One of the three remaining fugitives in a string of fires set by environmental radicals in Oregon, Colorado and California surrendered to authorities Thursday after spending years hiding out in …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Lottery officials say one of the two winning Powerball tickets was sold at a convenience store in suburban Phoenix. The Arizona ticket was sold at a …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In a test of presidential power, federal appeals courts are starting to hear legal challenges to President Barack Obama’s decision to bypass the Senate in appointing three …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was in a Houston hospital Thursday for continuing treatment of a lingering cough. Bush, 88, has been in and out of the …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is preparing to recognize Syria’s new opposition council as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people in the coming weeks, paving the way for …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World PLAISTOW, N.H. (AP) — Tips from acquaintances and others helped authorities track a fugitive New Hampshire couple to Florida, where they were arrested at the Universal Studios theme park on …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for treatment of a lingering cough. Bush’s chief of staff, Jean Becker, says the 88-year-old former president …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they can review a person’s emails or …

November 29, 2012 in Nation/World ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jail is not saying anything about plans to transport a New Hampshire couple back home because of security concerns after they were arrested for …