Plan to spin off air traffic control system generates turbulence
The air traffic control system that choreographs the roughly 7,000 aircraft in U.S. skies at any given moment is the most complex, but also one of the safest, in the world — and rarely a thought in the minds of the millions of travelers who rely on it.
Cruz tops Trump in Iowa; Clinton, Sanders too close to call
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a fiery conservative loathed by his own party’s leaders, swept to victory in Iowa’s Republican caucuses Monday, overcoming billionaire Donald Trump and a stronger-than-expected showing by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Democratic, GOP races tight as Iowa kicks off 2016 voting
In a high-stakes test of enthusiasm versus organization, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders hope to ride voter energy into victories in today’s Iowa caucuses, as Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton bank on sophisticated get-out-the vote operations months in the making.
Donald Trump faces his Iowa test
For Donald Trump, Iowa is more than just a race for delegates.
Among GOP rivals to Trump and Cruz, Rubio has most cash
Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Chris Christie, the four Republican candidates in a showdown for their party’s traditional supporters, closed last year with roughly as much money in the bank combined as Ted Cruz, the conservative insurgent they hope to topple.
Law enforcement leaders examine new use-of-force principles
Police across the United States are rethinking how they use force amid national outrage over questionable shootings and violent arrests.
Facebook announces stricter policy on firearms sales
Facebook says it’s cracking down on online gun sales, announcing Friday a new policy barring private individuals from advertising or selling firearms on the world’s largest social network.
Now deeply Christian, Cruz’s religion once wasn’t so obvious
Ted Cruz sometimes sounds more like a preacher than a presidential candidate, praising the transformative love of Jesus Christ and promising to defend religious liberty.
America and its politics in flux as 2016 voting begins
First there was the promise of political change in Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election. Then the pledge to upend Washington’s ways after the 2010 tea party wave.
Obama forced again to rethink troop numbers in Afghanistan
Fifteen years into the war that few Americans talk about any more, conditions in Afghanistan are getting worse, preventing the clean ending that President Barack Obama hoped to impose before leaving office.
Judge rules ‘affluenza’ teen can stay in juvenile facility
The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck won’t be moved to an adult jail as he awaits a hearing to determine whether his case will be transferred to adult court, where he could face time behind bars, a judge ruled Friday.
Remaining occupiers of refuge remain watchful
Four people occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge continued to hold their position Saturday and posted live videos that reveal their hyper-vigilance against federal officials who may try to move them out, while 11 others who were arrested this week remained in custody.
Officials: 22 Clinton emails ‘top secret’
The Obama administration has confirmed for the first time that Hillary Clinton’s home server contained closely guarded government secrets, censoring 22 emails that contained material requiring one of the highest levels of classification.
GOP rivals mock Trump, try to make the most of his absence
Absent Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of the front-runner’s shadow in Thursday night’s debate — a staid, policy-heavy contest that offered a glimpse of what the GOP contest might have been without the unpredictable businessman.
In Iowa push, Sanders expands criticism of Clinton’s record
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders ramped up his criticism of Hillary Clinton’s ties to Wall Street and history of evolving on issues, seeking an upset victory in Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.
Trump holds his own event as rivals debate
As his rivals made their final case to voters ahead of Iowa’s kickoff caucuses, Donald Trump was headlining a show of his own.
Want to feel better? Move to Hawaii, Alaska
If you want to improve your sense of well-being, leave the Lower 48.
For the world’s most scrutinized body, Barbie has a new look
Poor Barbie. She had plastic surgery to become more socially acceptable. But a lot of her critics still don’t like her.
Pentagon chief seeks to improve family leave, child care
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday unveiled a series of family-friendly proposals for the military that would increase parental leave, child care and health care coverage to bolster efforts to recruit and retain high-quality service members.
FBI shows video of Tuesday shooting of Oregon occupier
A video showing the shooting death of an occupier of an Oregon wildlife refuge appears to show the man reaching into his jacket before he fell into the snow. The FBI said the man had a loaded gun in his pocket.