Justice Dept sues North Carolina over voter law
Written by PETE YOST, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday sued North Carolina for alleged racial discrimination over a tough new voting law that shortens early voting and imposes other restrictions that heavily impact minority voters.
Chemical weapons inspectors outline Syria plan
Written by TOBY STERLING, Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Inspectors who will oversee Syria's destruction of its chemical weapons said Sunday their first priority is to help the country scrap its ability to manufacture such arms by a Nov. 1 deadline — using every means possible.
House OKs bill aimed at improving drug safety
Written by AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily approved bipartisan legislation Saturday aimed at improving the safety of drugs produced by compounding pharmacies that mix customized pharmaceuticals.
Ex-soldier pleads not guilty in DEA killing plot
Written by COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. solder nicknamed Rambo pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges he plotted with phony Colombian drug traffickers to kill a federal agent for $800,000.
Shutdown nearing, GOP seeks health care delay
Written by DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Locked in a deepening struggle with President Barack Obama, the Republican-controlled House approved legislation early Sunday imposing a one-year delay in key parts of the nation's health care law and repealing a tax on medical devices as the price for avoiding a partial government shutdown in a few days' time.
Kenyan official: Troops caused mall collapse
Written by ADAM SCHRECK, Associated Press TOM ODULA, Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's military caused the collapse of three floors of the Westgate Mall in the deadly terrorist siege, a top-ranking official disclosed Friday, while the government urged patience with the pace of an investigation that has left key questions unanswered.
Historic phone call, then optimism for US, Iran
Written by JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iranian president, his visit to the U.S. nearing its end, makes contact with the White House. As his car inches through New York's snarled traffic, he hears Barack Obama's voice on the phone as the U.S. president sits at his desk in the Oval Office.
Ex-EPA official pleads guilty to theft
Written by FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former high-ranking official with the Environmental Protection Agency pleaded guilty Friday to stealing nearly $900,000 from the agency over 13 years by failing to show up for work while falsely claiming to be working for the CIA and for filing bogus expenses.