US News

Cuban hijacker appeals 20 year US prison sentence

MIAMI (AP) -- An American who hijacked a jetliner to Cuba decades ago is appealing… [more...] AP News | 07/24/14 06:11 PM

• States where immigrant children are released
• Eau Canada: Caravan totes water to Detroit  
• Phoenix breaks temperature with record high of 116  
• 2 women guilty in California nightclub beating
• Man says he shot burglar who said she was pregnant
• Investigators release sketch in missing teen case  

White House

White House: Obama offers Netherlands condolences

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte (RUH'-tuh) are in… [more...] AP News | 07/24/14 07:31 PM

• Obama, Mexico's leader plot border surge strategy
• Obama: Plane stiffens Europe's spine on sanctions
• Obama: FAA took 'prudent action' on Israel flights
• US weighs refugee status for youth from Honduras  
• Obama to talk economy amid fundraising spree  
• US: Downed fighter jets part of pattern in Ukraine

Congress

Key senator urges Myanmar to reform constitution

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Mitch McConnell has issued a strong call for Myanmar to amend… [more...] AP News | 07/24/14 03:45 PM

• Cruz demands answers on FAA flight ban to Israel  
• Ex Sen. Lieberman to teach at Yeshiva University
• House advances lawsuit bill
• Central American leaders seek solution in US
• Senator: No arms to Iraq unless Congress gets info
• Sanders offers lower cost bill to reform VA  

Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows Arizona execution to proceed

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing an Arizona execution to go forward… [more...] AP News | 07/22/14 03:53 PM

• Supreme Court allows Arizona execution to go forward in closely watched First Amendment case
• High court refuses to block execution in Florida
• Justices to consider nonprofits' contraceptives  
• High court grants Wheaton College plea
• Corporations are people? It's a real legal concept  
• Gov't: Ruling backs nonprofits' birth control plan