WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday in a victory for ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will delay furlough notices for its civilian employees for about two weeks while officials analyze how Congressional funding changes will affect the cuts. A senior defense ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Privacy laws urgently need to be updated to protect the public from information-gathering by the thousands of civilian drones expected to be flying in U.S. skies in the next decade or so, legal ... Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela has halted communication with a top U.S. diplomat in the wake of President Hugo Chavez's death. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said Wednesday that "any type of contact has been ... Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama is warning Iran that the U.S. will "do what is necessary" to prevent the Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Obama spoke after meeting Wednesday in Jerusalem with ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander in South America says budget cuts will dramatically slash U.S. efforts to seize illegal drug shipments at sea, reducing the number of ships at his disposal for ... Read more
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Treasury chief says the government will compensate U.K. troops who lose money to Cyprus's bailout tax. About 3,500 British military personnel are based in Cyprus, which has announced a ... Read more
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets third baseman David Wright has a moderate strain on the left side of his rib cage that will shut him down until next week, leaving his status for opening day uncertain. Mets ... Read more
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kobe Bryant may be back on the court sooner than anyone expected — perhaps in time for Friday night's game at Indiana. The Lakers' star received more treatment on his severely sprained ... Read more
BRUSSELS (AP) — The chief of Syria's main, Western-backed rebel group marked the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad on Friday by pledging to fight until the "criminal" ... Read more