GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — The discouraging new unemployment numbers present President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that an uneven recovery from the recession can be a fragile argument for his re-election. It’s all deepening his anxiety over the political and economic threat posed by the European debt crisis.
RESERVE, N.M. — A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in state history spread in all directions Thursday, and experts say it’s likely a preview of things to come as states across the West contend with a dangerous recipe of wind, low humidity and tinder-dry fuels.
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a win in the Texas primary, a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years ago and had to fight hard this year as voters flirted with a carousel of GOP rivals.
COLUMBUS — Elements of Gov. John Kasich’s ambitious policy agenda have whisked so quickly through the Ohio Legislature this month that fellow Republicans, Democrats and sidelined witnesses alike grumbled at the pace.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, pointing to Vietnam veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned group of war heroes who remained true to their nation despite an unwelcome homecoming.
The county’s military history became richer for Harry Metzger just weeks before Memorial Day, when he read that 13 people asked to protect President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War were from Delaware.
COLUMBUS — Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling, and the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling cleared final legislative hurdles Thursday before heading to Gov. John Kasich.
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.