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• Panel approves Brennan for CIA

  March 6, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Senate Intelligence Committee approved John Brennan as the next CIA director, ending weeks of tense delay and setting the stage for the full Senate to vote on …

• Scientists find big jump in heat-trapping CO2

  March 6, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped dramatically in 2012, making it very unlikely that global warming can be limited to another 2 degrees as … 17

• Carry-on rules easing for knives, sports gear

  March 6, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Airline passengers will be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes beginning next month under a policy change announced … 5

• IRS bounties will be smaller

  March 6, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The federal government’s automatic budget cuts mean there will be less financial incentive to turn in tax cheats. In a notice on its website, the Internal Revenue Service … 1

• White House cuts tour funding

  March 6, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The White House struggled to highlight cutbacks at federal agencies now that the so-called sequester has hit. On Tuesday, it found one close to home. Tours of the … 16

• Money spent in Iraq nets too small results

  March 6, 2013 on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the … 2

• Stewart taking break from ‘Daily’ duties

  March 6, 2013 on Page A4 Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will take a break from “The Daily Show” starting in June to direct and produce his first feature film. The network said Tuesday that correspondent-writer … 2

• Venezuela ties with U.S. may warm without Chavez

  March 6, 2013 on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Even though the U.S. Embassy’s military attache was expelled from Venezuela shortly before the death of President Hugo Chavez was announced Tuesday, the country could still be headed … 2

• Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58

  March 5, 2013 CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died today … 74

• Dow closes at all-time high, beating 2007 record

  March 5, 2013 NEW YORK — The Dow is closing at a record, beating the previous high it set in October 2007, before the financial crisis and the Great Recession. 21

• Senate panel votes to approve Obama’s CIA nominee

  March 5, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted today to approve President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access …

• Report: Suspect in NY crash ready to surrender

  March 5, 2013 NEW YORK — The suspected driver who fled the scene of a grisly crash that killed a pregnant woman, her husband and ultimately the child they were expecting is meeting … 8

• UN: Colo., Wash. legal pot violates drug treaties

  March 5, 2013 DENVER — A United Nations-based drug agency urged the United States government today to challenge the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington, saying the state laws … 40

• Ex-DEA heads: Feds should nullify state pot laws

  March 5, 2013 CHICAGO — Eight former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs say the federal government needs to act now or it might lose the chance to nullify Colorado and Washington’s laws legalizing recreational … 47

• Miracles co-founder Rogers dies

  March 5, 2013 on Page A2 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Bobby Rogers, a founding member of Motown group The Miracles and a songwriting collaborator with Smokey Robinson, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73. … 1

• Snow threatens Midwest cities

  March 5, 2013 on Page A2 MINNEAPOLIS – A late-season snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Dakotas on Monday was threatening to do the same to cities from Minneapolis to Chicago, which were bracing for as …

• Obama proposes three for Cabinet positions

  March 5, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama turned to experienced political hands Monday to fill his Cabinet, choosing a high-ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency as the nation’s top clean air … 4

• Newborn delivered after N.Y. crash dies

  March 5, 2013 on Page A3 NEW YORK – A close-knit ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn was plunged into a new round of mourning Monday by the death of a baby delivered by cesarean section after …

• Obama ‘not bluffing’ on Iran, Biden says

  March 5, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is “not bluffing” when he vows that he will not allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday in a … 3

• GOP pushes funding plan

  March 5, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Republicans controlling the House moved Monday to give the Pentagon more money for military readiness while easing the pain felt by such agencies as the FBI and the … 3

• Bipartisan gun bill floated in Senate

  March 5, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Gun trafficking and the straw purchasing of firearms would become federal crimes under bipartisan legislation announced by five senators Monday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said … 3

• In brief: Band members charged in death

  March 5, 2013 on Page A3 ORLANDO, Fla. – Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. Ten of the band members had …

• 19 die during Kenyan voting

  March 5, 2013 on Page A4 MOMBASA, Kenya – Kenya’s presidential election drew millions of eager voters who endured long lines to cast ballots Monday, but the vote was marred by violence that left 19 people …

• Cardinals seek answers

  March 5, 2013 on Page A4 VATICAN CITY – Cardinals said Monday they want to talk to Vatican managers about allegations of corruption and cronyism within the top levels of the Catholic Church before they elect … 2

• Walters welcomed back to ‘The View’

  March 5, 2013 on Page A4 Barbara Walters is back. Sidelined for six weeks by chickenpox and a concussion, Walters returned to ABC’s “The View” on Monday.

• Syrian rebels claim big win

  March 5, 2013 on Page A4 BEIRUT –The Syrian opposition said Monday that rebel fighters had taken control of much of the north-central city of Raqqah. The capture of Raqqah would be the first time in …

• Queen leaves hospital

  March 5, 2013 on Page A4 LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II returned home Monday after receiving treatment for a stomach infection that prompted a brief and rare hospitalization for the 86-year-old monarch. A smiling Elizabeth walked …

• China, U.S. agree to punish N. Korea

  March 5, 2013 on Page A4 UNITED NATIONS – The United States and China have reached agreement on a new draft sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, U.N. diplomats said late … 1

• Scientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured

  March 4, 2013 on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who’s now 2 … 5

• Papal selection just one issue cardinals must face

  March 4, 2013 on Page A1 VATICAN CITY – Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome to discuss some of the major problems facing the Catholic Church ahead of the conclave to elect Benedict …

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