Natural-Gas Exports Loom Large Over Washington

WASHINGTON - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday her country is facing down North Korea's threats "resolutely but calmly" and called on Pyongyang to end the cycle of tension and short-lived stability on the Korean peninsula. In her ...

_ Chicago Police Officer Edward Leighton was a block away when he learned of a fire in the 1900 block of South Drake Street in the Lawndale neighborhood Saturday. Without pausing to think, he ran into the smoke-filled apartment building and helped ...

Southern California based spray tanning training institution Hollywood Airbrush Tanning Academy has just announced that one slot still remains to be filled up for the company's career oriented airbrush tanning class to be held in Charlotte, North ...

A new study by the National Taxpayer Advocate used confidential IRS data to show large clusters of potential tax cheats in those five metropolitan areas. The IRS uses the data to target taxpayers for audits. The study finds that people who own ...

Stars and Stripes SEOUL — The U.S. and South Korea launched a five-day naval exercise Monday in the West Sea, site of past clashes between the two Koreas, according to South Korea's Ministry of National Defense. The exercise was described by South ...

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. The Portland Japanese Garden celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Located above Washington Park, it currently features five gardens — the Flat Garden, the Tea Garden, the Strolling Pond Garden, the Natural Garden, and the ...

West Philippine Sea Map WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippines today reiterated its calls for Beijing to respect its sovereignty over the Kalayaan Island Group in the Spratlys and to avoid actions that would only raise tensions in disputed areas of ...

South Atlantic and West South Central U.S. Census Bureau Divisions Together Generate Approximately Half of All New U.S. Private Sector Jobs in April ROSELAND, N.J. May 10, 2013 Private sector employment increased in all nine U.S. Census Bureau ...

Fourth East-West Highway Improvement Project Is Approved by the Board of Directors WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$75.0 million equivalent financing for the Fourth East-West Highway ...