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Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned....
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Man faces prison for Iran shipments scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge has sentenced a businessman to 13 months in prison following his guilty plea in a scheme to illegally export computer parts to Iran....
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No sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement in Maine and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the Senate this fall. It's confounding early forecasts that Democratic rule is inevitably coming to an...
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Bain Capital defends record in light of criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing new attacks from Democrats, the private equity firm Mitt Romney helped create is defending its record....
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No sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the Senate this fall. It's confounding early forecasts that an era of Democratic rule was inevitably coming to ...
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Study: US clears drugs faster than Europe, Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug Administration lags behind its peers in clearing important new drugs....
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Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75....
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Ad attacks Obama health care, tax, debt promises
WASHINGTON (AP) -- TITLE: Obama's Promise...
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Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers....
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Senate Democrats reject House GOP budget plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans....
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US to assign Army brigade to Africa for training
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Army leaders say a combat brigade will be assigned to the Pentagon's Africa Command next year in a pilot program that will send small teams of soldiers to countries around the continent to do training and participate in military exercises....
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World leaders set for busy US weekend of summitry
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dozens of world leaders are heading to the United States to discuss Europe's economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the Afghanistan war....
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Mueller confirms preliminary probe of JPMorgan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched a preliminary investigation of JPMorgan Chase & Co. following a $2 billion trading loss at the bank....
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Healthy eating can cost less, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Is it really more expensive to eat healthy?...
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Army reviews whether women can go to Ranger school
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Army leaders have begun to study the prospect of sending women soldiers to the service's prestigious Ranger school - another step in the effort to broaden opportunities for women in the military....
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Sebelius to address Georgetown grads amid flap
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A planned graduation speech by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of Washington that Sebelius is an inappropriate choice for the Jesuit school....
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NKorea nuclear reactor construction progressing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S.-based institute says new satellite imagery shows that North Korea has resumed building work on a reactor after months of inactivity....
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Safety agency aims to stop bus, truck rollovers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are proposing to require that manufacturers equip large trucks and buses with safety systems that help prevent rollover accidents....
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Bill would benefit same-sex partners of US workers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate committee has approved legislation to give benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers....
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FBI confirms leak probe on al-Qaida plot
WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched an investigation into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot to place an explosive device aboard a U.S.-bound airline flight....
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Feds: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Claims that Skechers' fitness shoes can help shed pounds and tone muscles are sketchy at best, says the government - and they're going to cost the company millions of dollars....
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Congress considers threats from airport employees
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is examining the security risks to passenger planes from the so-called insider threat, terrorists who quietly get at airports so they can attack from within sensitive areas. There has never been such an instance, but a security supervisor at Newark Liberty Airport is ...
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Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden is pouncing on Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in swing state Ohio, casting him as a corporate raider more interested in making profits than in the needs of workers....
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Memorial service to honor Charles Colson
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A memorial service will honor the life of Watergate figure-turned-evangelist Charles Colson....
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GI killed in Vietnam War to get Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday is awarding the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in 1970 while serving in Cambodia during the Vietnam War....
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