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Spanish Spy Chief to Address Parliament on Spying

Spain's intelligence chief will address parliament over allegations the country was a target for surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency, the prime minister said Wednesday.

National

Lawmakers Push to Delay Huge Flood Insurance Hikes

A bipartisan group of lawmakers Tuesday unveiled legislation that would delay for about four years several changes to the federal government's flood insurance program that are threatening to sock thousands …

National

Blackface Costumes Revive Controversy at Halloween

Is donning blackface to dress up as a favorite TV character ever OK for Halloween? How about a bloody hoodie and blackface for a costume riff on the slain teen …

National

Lawmakers: U.S. Spy Programs May Have Gone Too Far

Faced with anger over revelations about U.S. spying at home and abroad, members of Congress suggested Tuesday that programs the Obama administration says are needed to combat terrorism may have …

Health Care

Health Policy Cancellations: New Blow for Admin.

Move over, website woes. Lawmakers confronted the Obama administration Tuesday with a difficult new health care problem—a wave of cancellation notices hitting individuals and small business who buy their own …

National

1 Year On, Sandy Survivors to Light Up Shore

Candles and flashlights will light up the shore along the East Coast as survivors of Superstorm Sandy pay their respects to what was lost when the storm roared ashore one …

World

Egypt Judges Resign from Trial of Islamist Leaders

The judges presiding over the trial of leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stepped down from the proceedings Tuesday because security agencies would not allow the defendants to attend in court, …

National

U.S., Weighing Changes After Allies Object to Spying

Faced with a flood of revelations about U.S. spying practices, the White House is considering ending eavesdropping on friendly foreign leaders, a senior administration official said.

Health Care

Medicare Chief Gets 'Obamacare' Grilling

Stressing that improvements are happening daily, the senior Obama official closest to the administration's malfunctioning health care website went before Congress to face a grilling Tuesday.

State

Miss. DPS Drops $6 Photo Fee on Gun Permit

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety on Monday dropped the $6 photo fee it tacked onto the charge for a concealed-carry gun permit starting July 1, and it's working to …

Business

Judge Blocks Bryant in Insurance Dispute

A federal judge Monday blocked Gov. Phil Bryant from intervening in a contract dispute between Mississippi's largest health insurer and a company that owns 10 hospitals in the state.

National

Report: U.S. Monitored 60 Million Calls in Spain

A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone.

National

Jackson's Doctor Released from Jail After 2 Years

The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson was released from jail Monday after serving nearly two years of a four-year sentence.

Business

Judge Mulls Insurer's Request to Block Gov. Order

A federal judge says he intends to rule on Monday in a dispute between Mississippi's largest health insurer and Gov. Phil Bryant.

National

Both Sides Agree: No Major Budget Deal Foreseen

On this, GOP budget guru Rep. Paul Ryan and top Senate Democrat Harry Reid can agree: There won't be a "grand bargain" on the budget.