U.S. to delay key health-reform provision to 2015
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Tuesday said it will not require employers to provide health insurance for their workers until 2015, delaying a key provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law by a year, to beyond the next election.
Bolivia angered by search of president's plane, no sign of Snowden
VIENNA - Bolivia accused Austria of an act of aggression by searching President Evo Morales' plane on Wednesday and blamed Washington for its forced landing in Vienna over suspicions that former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was on board. | Video
Prosecution wraps up case in U.S. WikiLeaks court-martial
FORT MEADE, Maryland - Court-martial prosecutors wrapped up their case on Tuesday against the soldier charged with providing a trove of secret material to WikiLeaks in the biggest leak of classified files in U.S. history.
Texas House panel advances proposal to restrict abortion
AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas House committee voted to move forward with a proposal to ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and toughen standards for clinics, after at least 2,000 people sought to testify for and against the measure at an eight-hour hearing.
Firefighters gain ground against deadly Arizona blaze
PRESCOTT, Arizona - Firefighters gained ground on Tuesday for the first time against the sprawling blaze in central Arizona that killed 19 members of an elite "hotshots" crew over the weekend in the worst loss of life in a U.S. wildfire in 80 years, officials said.
Arizona town reeling over loss of firefighters in blaze
PRESCOTT, Arizona - Outside a fire station in Prescott stand 19 long-handled shovels propped up against a chain-link fence adorned with flowers, flags, ribbons and memorabilia - a makeshift memorial to the 19 fallen firemen who called the Arizona town their home.
New York's attorney general scrutinizes payroll cards: NYT
- New York's top prosecutor is investigating some of the state's largest employers over their use of ATM-style cards to pay their hourly employees, the New York Times reported.
Cities beef up security for Independence Day
BOSTON - Security will be tighter than ever in several U.S. cities during Independence Day celebrations this week, which will see some of the largest public gatherings in the country since the deadly Boston Marathon bombings in April.
Zimmerman's injuries 'insignificant,' medical examiner testifies
SANFORD, Florida - Volunteer watchman George Zimmerman suffered "insignificant" injuries in the fight in which he shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, a medical examiner testified on Tuesday, as prosecutors attempted to undermine Zimmerman's claim he feared for his life. | Video
San Francisco area rail system and some workers reach deal
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit System reached a tentative deal on Tuesday with one union but most workers remained on strike in a dispute that has halted commuter trains for two days, a spokesman for the agency said.
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.
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