Tag: Associated Press

The federal government shutdown last year delayed more than 37,000 immigration hearings by months or years for immigrants already waiting in lengthy lines to plead for asylum or green cards.

Government shutdown hurt 37,000 immigrant cases

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that for the first time would provide emergency dental care for adults who receive Medicaid benefits. (Thinkstock Image)

MaineCare adults could get limited dental care

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker signed an executive order last week raising the minimum wage for tribal employees to $9.50 over the next two years. (AP Photo/David Crenshaw)

Cherokee Nation raising minimum wage

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

The WTI crude oil price, the U.S. benchmark, tumbled to the lowest level in its history since markets started trading nearly four decades ago, falling to negative territory.

Newspaper investigation questions oil field safety

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias "El Chapo" Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. A senior U.S. law enforcement official said Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 that Guzman, the head of MexicoÃ?s Sinaloa Cartel, was captured alive overnight in the beach resort town of Mazatlan, Mexico. Guzman faces multiple federal drug trafficking indictments in the U.S. and is on the Drug Enforcement AdministrationÃ?s most-wanted list. His cartel has been heavily involved in the bloody drug war that has torn through parts of Mexico for the last several years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Details emerge about arrest of legendary drug lord in Mexico

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

Meaghan Ybos discusses Memphis' backlog of untested rape kits on Feb. 20 in Memphis, Tenn. Ybos, a victim of rape, has been crusading for legislation to address the backlogs for several years. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

Bills seek to tackle backlog of untested rape kits

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

More than four decades after Morris was commended for courageous actions while a staff sergeant during combat operations on Sept. 17, 1969, in South Vietnam, President Barack Obama will bestow on Retired Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Morris, now 72, and 23 other veterans the Medal of Honor. (AP/U.S. Army)

National Security

Oklahoma native among vets to receive Medal of Honor

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this July 25, 2013, file photo U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice is seen at the White House in Washington. Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, Rice said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that it would be a Ã?grave mistakeÃ? for Russia to intervene militarily in Ukraine. Rice said during that during President Barack Obama's phone conversation Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two leaders agreed that a political settlement in Kiev should ensure the unity of the country and the right of Ukrainians to express their free will. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Susan Rice: Progress in search for Benghazi attackers

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 5:00 am

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker uses a cell phone to illustrate a point about health care plans during a special session on jobs in America during the National Governor's Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Governors: ‘Obamacare’ here to stay

Associated Press · February 24, 2014 1:25 am

Early House race tests Obamacare as election issue

Associated Press, David Espo · February 22, 2014 3:15 pm

FILE - This Oct. 31, 2013 file photo shows a plane passenger checking her cell phone before a flight in Boston. While one government agency considers allowing cellphone calls on passenger planes, another now wants to ban them. The Transportation Department signals that it wants to impose a ban on inflight cellphone calls, just two months after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to pursue lifting the current ban. The FCC regulates wireless communications, while the transportation department regulates issues affecting airline passengers. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Mixed signals over in-flight use of cellphones

Associated Press, Joan Lowy · February 22, 2014 1:57 pm

Officials have said little about what information was compromised or when the website will work, but they insist personal information is safe. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Cash needed to fix hacked Oregon official’s website

Associated Press · February 22, 2014 5:00 am