Republican 'establishment' squeezes Tea Party
2014-05-18 23:11:39
On a recent Saturday, foot soldiers in the Republican Party's civil war fanned out across a neighborhood of winding streets and manicured lawns to beat back the Tea Party.
With ads and foot soldiers, Republican 'establishment' squeezes Tea Party
2014-05-18 23:01:23
On a recent Saturday, foot soldiers in the Republican Party's civil war fanned out across a neighborhood of winding streets and manicured lawns to beat back the Tea Party.
First responders visit New York's Sept. 11 Memorial Museum
2014-05-18 22:54:15
The museum was the subject of innumerable disputes over how best to document the day when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, killing nearly 3,000 people.
New York recalls the World's Fair glory days
2014-05-17 23:57:18
The 1964 World's Fair in New York drew 51 million visitors to gaze in awe at its Technicolor visions of the future, sample exotic cuisines and join in singing along at the wildly popular "It's a Small World" attraction. Fifty years later, New York City will celebrate the fair's remarkable impact with the hope of recapturing some of its wonder and promise in an anniversary festival.
Wildfires rage in California
2014-05-17 23:38:37
Firefighters are seen fighting the Las Pulgas Fire at Camp Pendleton, California in this May 16, 2014 handout photo from the USMC. The Las Pulgas Fire is one of four fires at Camp Pendleton Marine Base north of San Diego which prompted evacuations of several outposts within the installation.
Obama marks 60th anniversary of landmark desegregation ruling
2014-05-17 23:17:30
President Barack Obama commemorated the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that outlawed racial segregation in schools and bolstered the civil rights movement that paved the way for Obama to become the first African-American president.
Arson suspect charged, most blazes dying down
2014-05-17 23:02:48
A man was charged with setting one of nearly a dozen fires that have destroyed homes and raced through nearly 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares) of brush land in northern and eastern San Diego County, but most of the blazes seemed to be dying down.
Investors play it safe as doubt over economy rises
2014-05-17 22:55:56
Employers are hiring at their fastest pace in 2 years, the economy is expected to expand robustly this quarter. But you wouldn't know it from the way many investors are acting.
Fast-food workers strike for higher pay
2014-05-17 07:29:10
Protesters take over a Burger King restaurant in Oakland, California on May 15, 2014.
Obama: Terrorism can't break us
2014-05-16 11:49:34
President Barack Obama praised the new Sept. 11 museum on Thursday as "a sacred place of healing and of hope" that captures both the story and the spirit of heroism that followed the attacks.
UN saddened by Turkey's mine tragedy
2014-05-16 10:03:10
Ban Ki-moon said he was deeply saddened by a coal mine accident in Turkey, in which nearly 300 people were killed and many others missing or injured.
13,000 more evacuate in California fire
2014-05-16 07:44:15
The San Diego County sheriff says nearly 13,000 new evacuation notices have been issued due to a wildfire. More than 20,000 evacuation notices were issued when the fire broke out Wednesday.