Tag: Associated Press

Pyle accused the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission of flouting the law in the designation of some endangered species, such as freshwater mussels.

Energy and Environment

Disputed Pennsylvania endangered species bill advances

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2013, file photo, Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama's choice for the next Homeland Security Secretary, speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Johnson's confirmation hearing is Nov. 13, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

National Security

Homeland Security nominee would focus on leadership vacancies

Alicia Caldwell · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Onondaga Nation leader Tadodaho Sidney Hill, left, accompanied by Jamon Paskernin, center, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, gives the invocation at the 2012 Tribal Nations Conference, December 2012, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Tribal leaders gather for White House conference

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

An analysis shows that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has paid out about $845 million in malpractice cases during the past 10 years.

Department of Veterans Affairs pays out more than $800 million for malpractice

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., listens as Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas speaks to reporters during a news conference about a bill regarding military sexual assault cases, on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 16.

Senator considers revising military sexual assault measure

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

This undated handout Image provided by the Smithsonian Institution shows a 3-D rendering of Abraham LincolnÃ?s life mask, held at the SmithsonianÃ?s National Portrait Gallery. the Smithsonian is launching a new 3D viewer online Wednesday Nov. 13, 2013 to give people a closer look at artifacts in their own homes. The data can also be downloaded, recreated with a 3D printer and used to help illustrate lessons in history, art and science in schools. Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough says museums face a greater challenge than the digitization of documents in libraries or archives because artifacts are three-dimensional. He's calling on museums to speed up their work to innovate and digitize collections to make artifacts accessible online for a generation born in the Internet age. (AP Photo/Smithsonian Institution)

Schools to benefit as Smithsonian makes push in 3D imaging of artifacts

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

In this undated photo, the old Deerfield school sits unoccupied on private land in the high prairie in the middle of the Black Hills, near Deerfield Lake, S.D. Pe'Sla, an area in the Black Hills that is sacred to the Sioux, is part of millions of acres of land that was taken from Native Americans by the federal government in the 1800s. The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council next week plans to discuss whether to reopen negotiations with the federal government over compensation for the taking of the Black Hills in the 1800s. (AP Photo/Rapid City Journal, Benjamin Brayfield)

Sioux tribe to discuss Black Hills negotiations

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Flags flap in the wind at the gate at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Mich., Wednesday, May 4, 2005. In a state where the unemployment rate ranks among the nation's highest and job creation remains at the forefront of government concern, the upcoming round of military base closings could pose another challenge to Michigan's economy. The list from the Base Realignment and Closure commission is expected to be released next week. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Selfridge air base cited for eight safety violations

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Uninsured New Hampshire residents and medical providers urged House and Senate panels considering competing plans Tuesday to back expanding Medicaid to cover an estimated 49,000 poor adults. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Uninsured, providers urge expanding Medicaid

Norma Love · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Oil

Oil near $93 as traders eye supply, Fed

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Middle school students in Sioux Falls will be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis, but that mandate will not be expanded to high school students. (Photo: Thinkstock)

No pledge mandate for Sioux Falls high schools

Washington Examiner · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has delayed indefinitely a final decision on two pathways for a new power line across southern Idaho. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Agency delays final decision on western power line

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am