Tag: Associated Press

World stock markets rose Monday, after Wall Street posted its seventh straight week of gains and a nuclear deal between world powers and Iran boosted sentiment. (AP/Richard Drew)

Stocks open higher, lifted by Iran nuclear deal

Associated Press · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

Holiday trimmings greet shoppers around the main entry of a Target on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, in New York. (AP/Bebeto Matthews)

Americans not willing to spend without deals

Associated Press · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

Unidentified delegates listen to a translated commentary during the closing session of the U.N. Climate Change talks in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)

Energy and Environment

EU climate chief says UN talks hinge on 2015 deal

Karl Ritter · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 1995 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., takes his seat prior to a hearing of the committee's Balanced Budget subcommittee on Capitol Hill. South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Matt Moore goal in next yearÃ?s elections is to flip almost all many state offices and councils to majority Republican control, completing a transformation that started nearly 50 years ago when Strom Thurmond went on statewide television and announced he was switching from a Democrat to a Republican. (AP Photo/John Duricka)

Republicans want to finish takeover of South Carolina

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am

State senator to run for governor of Idaho

State senator to run for governor of Idaho

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am

Phil Berger, Rockingham County district attorney, speaks at a campaign event after announcing his candidacy for the 6th Congressional District seat, currently held by Rep. Howard Coble, at the Graham Soda Shop on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, in Graham, N.C. Berger's father, Phil Berger Sr., is a North Carolina state senator. (AP Photo/The Times-News, Scott Muthersbaugh)

5 already want to follow Howard Coble in North Carolina’s 6th District

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am

New Jersey Democrats haven’t agreed how to fund open space

Energy and Environment

New Jersey Democrats haven’t agreed how to fund open space

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am

Political pressures impacted Illinois health exchange

Political pressures impacted Illinois health exchange

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2013 file photo, new U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy smiles as she gives a statement upon her arrival in Japan at the Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo. The daughter of President John F. Kennedy says his spirit lives on even though his life was cut short. Caroline Kennedy said in an interview with Japan's Yomiuri newspaper that she often meets people who tell her they were inspired by her father. She said it's a reminder that we all have a duty to work together for a better world. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, Pool, File)

JFK’s daughter says his spirit lives on

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am

Maine groups supporting dental hygiene therapists

Maine groups supporting dental hygiene therapists

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am

Texas Democrats offering stark contrast

Texas Democrats offering stark contrast

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am

This 2005 photo provided by the Palo Alto Weekly shows Merrill Newman, a retired finance executive and Red Cross volunteer, in Palo Alto, Calif. An 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War has been detained in North Korea since last month. The son of MerrillÃÂ Newman told the San Jose Mercury News on Wednesday his father was taken off a plane set to leave North Korea on Oct. 26. Jeffrey Newman said no reason was given. (AP Photo/Palo Alto Weekly, Nicholas Wright)

National Security

Wife of American detained in North Korea asks for his return

Associated Press · November 24, 2013 5:00 am