Tag: Associated Press

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, left, and District Council 47 President Frederick Wright prepare to sign the first new contract for the city's white-collar workers on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. The contract ends a five-year stalemate and extends a new contract to mid-2017, Wright said Tuesday according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. (AP Photo/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Troy Graham)

Philadelphia, white-collar union reach tentative accord

Washington Examiner · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Activists are pressing Massachusetts lawmakers to support a bill that would divest the state pension fund from fossil fuels.

Energy and Environment

Activists: Massachusetts should divest from fossil fuels

Associated Press · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck: "Mark Udall has done this country a great disservice during his service in Washington, D.C." (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Republican Senate hopefuls target Mark Udall at debate

Nicholas Riccardi · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Lawsuit: Ohio feud has led to botched death probes

Lawsuit: Ohio feud has led to botched death probes

Amanda Lee Myers · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Missouri lawmakers divided on ethics law process

Missouri lawmakers divided on ethics law process

Jordan Shapiro · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Ken Paxton

Texas attorney general hopeful Ken Paxton hoping to emulate Ted Cruz

Associated Press · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Former Pittsburgh police chief Nathan Harper, right, who pleaded guilty to stealing police funds by depositing them into unauthorized credit union accounts, leaves federal court in Pittsburgh with his wife, Cynthia Harper, center, and his attorney Robert Del Greco, left, after being sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pittsburgh ex-chief gets 18 months in federal pen

Joe Mandak · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a queen Italian honeybee, the large bee just left of center, is surrounded on an apiary nest in Washington, D.C. The USDA hopes to help honeybees by providing $3 million to farmers and ranchers in five states to improve their pastures. It turns out that dairy cows and bees like many of the same plants. (AP Photo/USDA, Lance Cheung)

Energy and Environment

USDA spending $3M to feed honeybees in Midwest

M.L. JOHNSON · February 25, 2014 9:54 pm

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters at the Pentagon, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, where he recommended shrinking the Army to its smallest size since the buildup to U.S. involvement in World War II in an effort to balance postwar defense needs with budget realities. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Congress skeptical about plan to shrink military

Bradley Klapper · February 25, 2014 11:41 am

Female soldiers train on a firing range while wearing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

National Security

Few Army women want combat jobs

Lolita Baldor · February 25, 2014 5:00 am

Ben Jealous, former CEO of the NAACP, gave a keynote speech at a Maryland rally for civil and immigrant rights. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

Worker rights bills inspire rally in Maryland

Associated Press · February 25, 2014 5:00 am

Colo. Gov. John Hickenlooper is taking a victory lap to celebrate adoption of new air-quality controls on the oil and gas industry. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Energy and Environment

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to tout air pollution rules

Associated Press · February 25, 2014 5:00 am