By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (WASHINGTON, AP) — There’s no guarantee that President Barack Obama’s health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent… Read more »
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
By DONNA CASSATA and KIMBERLY DOZIER (WASHINGTON, AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart… Read more »
Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
By MARY CLARE JALONICK (WASHINGTON, AP) — Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week. The legislation would… Read more »
House to consider cuts to food stamps
By MARY CLARE JALONICK (WASHINGTON, AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for… Read more »
Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements
By MARI YAMAGUCHI (TOKYO, AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities… Read more »
Navy holds hearing in Va on deaths of divers in Md
(NORFOLK, Va., AP) — Two members of a Navy dive unit are facing involuntary manslaughter and dereliction-of-duty charges in the drowning deaths of two divers at Aberdeen Proving Ground near… Read more »
Jesse James, other outlaw items up for auction by Dallas company
(DALLAS, AP) — Fans of cowboy bad guys have a chance to buy some outlaw items offered by a Dallas auction house. Officials with Heritage Auctions say Saturday’s Legends of… Read more »
Tornado cleanup tab for St. Charles Co.: $2.4M
(ST. CHARLES, Mo., AP) — The tornado that ripped through St. Charles County in late May, and flooding that has ravaged portions of the county, are proving costly. KMOX Radio… Read more »