May 18, 2013
E-EDITION
SUBSCRIBE/RENEW
MANAGE PRINT SUBSCRIPTION
Nation
Associated Press Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faces the Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday on Capitol Hill as she answers questions about the deadly September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans On the dais, from left are, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc.
Clinton takes on officials regarding Libya attack
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration’s handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Be...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Women have caught up to men on lung cancer
Smoke like a man, die like a man. U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starting younger and smoking mo...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Capt. Sara Rodriguez, 26, of the 101st Airborne Division, carries a litter of sandbags during the Expert Field Medical Badge training May 9 at Fort Campbell. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday.
Combat roles open to women
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on the...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Deep freeze to continue into weekend in Eastern U.S.
PORTLAND, Maine — A teeth-chattering cold wave with subzero temperatures is expected to keep its icy grip on much of the eastern U.S. into the weekend before seasonable temperatures bring relief. ...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press President Barack Obama won't oppose GOP-sponsored legislation that would give the government enough borrowing leeway to meet three months' worth of obligations, even though Obama just last week dismissed incremental increases in the debt ceiling as harmful to the economy.
GOP: Debt showdown can wait
WASHINGTON — Seeking to regain their budget footing versus President Barack Obama, Republicans controlling the House are moving quickly to try to defuse a potential debt crisis with legislation to ...
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
N. Griego
Sheriff: Teen planned shootings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico teenager accused of gunning down five family members over the weekend ambushed his father as he returned home from an overnight shift at a rescue mission, then re...
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in...
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Poll: Many in US oppose booting illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON — More than 6 in 10 Americans now favor allowing illegal immigrants to eventually become U.S. citizens, a major increase in support driven by a turnaround in Republicans’ opinions after ...
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Lawmakers seek recognition for ’63 bomb victims
WASHINGTON — Nearly 50 years ago, white supremacists planted a bomb in a Birmingham, Ala., church that killed four young girls preparing to worship, an act of terror that shocked the nation and pro...
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Lew Urry of Energizer Holdings Inc. holds up an original alkaline battery that was marketed in 1958 and a 21st century battery in 2002 in Westlake, Ohio. Urry developed the first commercially viable alkaline battery.
Battery technology keeps energy tech held back
WASHINGTON — As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back. It’s why electric cars aren’t clogging t...
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Weather
Click for Paducah, Kentucky Forecast
Sponsored By:
National Video Feed